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Verification of vegetation maps made from remote sensingVerification of vegetation maps is discussed, including a map of the vegetation of the Mt. Washington area of New Hampshire. This area was chosen to determine the accuracy of mapping by remote sensing at the boundary between two major forest biomass. Verification was carried out by ground observation and through the use of low altitude 70 mm infrared photographs. Two verification sampling schemes were used: a point method and a transect method. Resulting confidence limits gave an area weighted sampling accuracy of 89 pct. Spatial patterns in terrestrial vegetation must be understood in order to choose appropriate spatial resolutions required for remote sensing instruments, and to relate vegetation dynamics to climate dynamics and biogeochemical cycles.
Document ID
19930073157
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Botkin, Daniel B.
(California Univ. Santa Barbara, CA, United States)
Estes, John E.
(California Univ. Santa Barbara, CA, United States)
Star, Jeffrey L.
(California Univ. Santa Barbara, CA, United States)
Woods, Kerry
(California Univ. Santa Barbara, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1985
Publication Information
Publication: NASA. Ames Research Center, First Symposium on Biospheric Research
Subject Category
Earth Resources And Remote Sensing
Accession Number
93N70604
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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