An approach for high-resolution mapping of Hawaiian Metrosideros Forest mortality using Laser-Guided Imaging Spectroscopy

Remote Sensing

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2018, Pages

  Vaughn, Nicholas R ^a   Asner, Gregory P ^a   Brodrick, Philip G ^a   Martin, Roberta E ^a   Heckler, Joseph W ^a   Knapp, David E ^a   Hughes, R Flint ^b  

^a GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological invasion; Carnegie Airborne Observatory; Forest pathogens; Hawaii Island; Rapid ' hi'a Death

Indexed keywords

LANDFORMS; LEARNING SYSTEMS; OBSERVATORIES;

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CARNEGIE AIRBORNE OBSERVATORIES; CLASSIFICATION SCHEME; FOREST PATHOGENS; HAWAII ISLAND; HIGH-RESOLUTION MAPPING; MACHINE LEARNING APPROACHES; METROSIDEROS POLYMORPHA;

FORESTRY;

EID: 85044223068     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20724292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/rs10040502     Document Type: Article

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