The use of aerial RGB imagery and LIDAR in comparing ecological habitats and geomorphic features on a natural versus man-made barrier island

Remote Sensing

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2016, Pages

  Anderson, Carlton P ^a   Carter, Gregory A ^a   Funderburk, William R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerial imagery; Barrier island; Elevation; Geomorphic change; Gulf of Mexico; Habitat change; LIDAR; Micro topography; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; OPTICAL RADAR; SHIPS; STORMS; VEGETATION;

AERIAL IMAGERY; BARRIER ISLAND; ELEVATION; GEOMORPHIC CHANGE; GULF OF MEXICO; HABITAT CHANGE; MICRO TOPOGRAPHY;

ECOSYSTEMS;

EID: 84983749852     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20724292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/rs8070602     Document Type: Article

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