MODIS phenology-derived, multi-year distribution of conterminous U.S. crop types

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 198, Issue , 2017, Pages 490-503

  Massey, Richard ^a   Sankey, Temuulen T ^a   Congalton, Russell G ^b   Yadav, Kamini ^b   Thenkabail, Prasad S ^c   Ozdogan, Mutlu ^d   Sánchez Meador, Andrew J ^a  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjusted kappa; Cropland data layer; Cropland mapping; Generalized classifier; MOD09Q1; NDVI time series; United States croplands

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; DECISION TREES; FOOD SUPPLY; MAPPING; RADIOMETERS; TREES (MATHEMATICS);

ADJUSTED KAPPA; DATA LAYER; MOD09Q1; NDVI TIME SERIES; UNITED STATES CROPLANDS;

CROPS;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CROP PLANT; FOOD SECURITY; MODIS; NDVI; PHENOLOGY; SATELLITE DATA; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 85021759504     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2017.06.033     Document Type: Article

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