Vegetation Trends In Whitehorse Yukon, 1984 To 2009

• Main Author: Kotylak, Dexter J. (Author)
• Other Authors: Ryerson University (Degree granting institution), Andrew A. Millward (Thesis advisor)
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Environmental impact analysis > Yukon; Whitehorse (Yukon) > Environmental aspects; Plant ecology > Yukon; Forest mapping > Yukon > Whitehorse > Remote sensing; Vegetation monitoring > Yukon > Whitehorse > Remote sensing; Climatic changes > Yukon > Whitehorse > Forecasting; Browning; Yukon; Whitehorse
• Online Access: https://digital.library.ryerson.ca/islandora/object/RULA%3A7551

To assess temporal greenness trends at the landscape scale for Whitehorse, Yukon (417 km2), this study derived a Landsat normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) time-series from 1984 to 2009. Using a greenest annual pixel approach, NDVI trend analysis revealed that 37% of studied area had sign...