Mapping permafrost in the boreal forest with Thematic Mapper satellite data

A geographic data base incorporating Landsat TM data was used to develop and evaluate logistic discriminant functions for predicting the distribution of permafrost in a boreal forest watershed. The data base included both satellite-derived information and ancillary map data. Five permafrost classifi...

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Main Authors: Morrissey, L. A., Strong, L. L., Card, D. H.
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Published: 1986
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spelling ftnasantrs:oai:casi.ntrs.nasa.gov:19870029664 2023-05-15T17:55:24+02:00 Mapping permafrost in the boreal forest with Thematic Mapper satellite data Morrissey, L. A. Strong, L. L. Card, D. H. Unclassified, Unlimited, Publicly available Sep 1, 1986 http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19870029664 unknown http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19870029664 Accession ID: 87A16938 Copyright Other Sources 43 Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing; 52; 1513-152 1986 ftnasantrs 2012-02-15T17:07:38Z A geographic data base incorporating Landsat TM data was used to develop and evaluate logistic discriminant functions for predicting the distribution of permafrost in a boreal forest watershed. The data base included both satellite-derived information and ancillary map data. Five permafrost classifications were developed from a stratified random sample of the data base and evaluated by comparison with a photo-interpreted permafrost map using contingency table analysis and soil temperatures recorded at sites within the watershed. A classification using a TM thermal band and a TM-derived vegetation map as independent variables yielded the highest mapping accuracy for all permafrost categories. Other/Unknown Material permafrost NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
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Strong, L. L.
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Mapping permafrost in the boreal forest with Thematic Mapper satellite data
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description A geographic data base incorporating Landsat TM data was used to develop and evaluate logistic discriminant functions for predicting the distribution of permafrost in a boreal forest watershed. The data base included both satellite-derived information and ancillary map data. Five permafrost classifications were developed from a stratified random sample of the data base and evaluated by comparison with a photo-interpreted permafrost map using contingency table analysis and soil temperatures recorded at sites within the watershed. A classification using a TM thermal band and a TM-derived vegetation map as independent variables yielded the highest mapping accuracy for all permafrost categories.
format Other/Unknown Material
author Morrissey, L. A.
Strong, L. L.
Card, D. H.
author_facet Morrissey, L. A.
Strong, L. L.
Card, D. H.
author_sort Morrissey, L. A.
title Mapping permafrost in the boreal forest with Thematic Mapper satellite data
title_short Mapping permafrost in the boreal forest with Thematic Mapper satellite data
title_full Mapping permafrost in the boreal forest with Thematic Mapper satellite data
title_fullStr Mapping permafrost in the boreal forest with Thematic Mapper satellite data
title_full_unstemmed Mapping permafrost in the boreal forest with Thematic Mapper satellite data
title_sort mapping permafrost in the boreal forest with thematic mapper satellite data
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