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Tuomas Häme (email)

Spectral interpretation of changes in forest using satellite scanner images

Häme T. (1991). Spectral interpretation of changes in forest using satellite scanner images. Acta Forestalia Fennica no. 222 article id 7668. https://doi.org/10.14214/aff.7668

Abstract

Spectral characteristics of rapid changes in forest and the spectral separability of change categories were studied through the analysis of satellite scanner images. A computational model of the spectral reflectance of a Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) stand as a function of time was constructed and compared with empirical data. The study area, centred at 61°51’ N, 24°22’ E, was located in boreal forest in Southern Finland. Ground truth data consisted of forest stands and sample plots. Spectral data comprised multitemporal Landsat Thematic Mapper and Spot images as well as spectroradiometer measurements. The separability of the changes was tested with statistical tests and classifications. The separability varied according to the change category. A scheme for fully automated change monitoring system was presented.

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Keywords
remote sensing; forests; satellite image; changes; interpretation

Published in 1991

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