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Comparison of Land Cover Information from LANDSAT Multispectral Scanner (MSS) and Airborne Thematic Mapper Simulator (TMS) Data for Hydrologic ApplicationsThematic mapper simulator (TMS) data produced a more accurate and spatially contiguous classification than MSS for the Clinton River Basin in Michigan. While the accuracy of the 4-band TMS data set was as good as the 7-band, the 3-band TMS data sets were also better than the MSS. The combination of bands selected based on the transformed divergence technique provided one band in each of the major regions of the spectrum: visible (band 3), near IR (band 4), middle IR (band 5) and thermal IR (band 7). These results should be viewed with some caution, since the data are from a TMS rather than the actual TM and the MSS data were obtained in early summer while the TMS was flown in late summer. The higher accuracies for the developed categories (residential and commercial) should improve the predictions of runoff in flood forecasting models and of flood damage for damage calculation models appreciably.
Document ID
19850014900
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Gervin, J. C.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Lu, Y. C.
(Computer Sciences Corp. Greenbelt, Md., United States)
Marcell, R. F.
(Computer Sciences Corp. Greenbelt, Md., United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1985
Publication Information
Publication: NASA. Goddard Space Flight Center LANDSAT-4 Sci. Characterization Early Results, Vol. 4
Subject Category
Earth Resources And Remote Sensing
Accession Number
85N23211
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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