Development of a Bi-National Great Lakes Coastal Wetland and Land Use Map Using Three-Season PALSAR and Landsat Imagery

Development of a Bi-National Great Lakes Coastal Wetland and Land Use Map Using Three-Season PALSAR and Landsat Imagery

Methods using extensive field data and three-season Landsat TM and PALSAR imagery were developed to map wetland type and identify potential wetland stressors (i.e., adjacent land use) for the United States and Canadian Laurentian coastal Great Lakes. The mapped area included the coastline to 10 km...

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Main Authors: Laura Bourgeau-Chavez, Sarah Endres, Michael Battaglia, Mary Ellen Miller, Elizabeth Banda, Zachary Laubach, Phyllis Higman, Pat Chow-Fraser, James Marcaccio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-07-01
Series:Remote Sensing
Subjects:
wetlands
synthetic aperture radar
PALSAR
Landsat
thermal
optical imagery
Typha
Phragmites
Schoenoplectus
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/7/7/8655

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