Title :
Analysis of temporal changes in vegetation in central Japan by remote sensing and ground data
Author :
Muramoto, Ken-ichiro ; Komura, Ryotaro ; Chen, Feng ; Kubo, Mamoru
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Kanazawa Univ., Japan
Abstract :
Monitoring the extent and type of vegetation cover and its state of health will always be important. Spatial and temporal changes in localized vegetation were analyzed using Landsat TM data. Vegetation vigor and abundance around Mt. Hakusan in Japan have decreased in 10 years
Keywords :
forestry; remote sensing; vegetation mapping; AD 1984; AD 1995; Japan; Landsat TM; Mt. Hakusan; forest; forestry; health; measurement technique; remote sensing; spatial distribution; spatial extent; spectral reflectance; temporal change; vegetation cover; vegetation mapping; vigor; Computerized monitoring; Data engineering; Earth; Infrared sensors; Infrared spectra; Reflectivity; Remote monitoring; Remote sensing; Satellites; Vegetation mapping;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1999. IGARSS '99 Proceedings. IEEE 1999 International
Conference_Location :
Hamburg
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5207-6
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1999.774542
