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Landsat and SPOT data comparison and forest type characterization

Comparison of SPOT and Landsat Thematic Mapper Satellite Data in Characterizing Forest Types on the McDonald Forest

Purpose

Comparison of spectral characteristics of the French satellite, SPOT, with those of the Thematic Mapper data from the U.S. satellite, Landsat, over the south end of McDonald Forest. Some comparisons are strictly between the data from the satellites, but

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Ripple, W.J., Wang S., Isaacson D.L., and Paine, D. A preliminary comparison of Landsat Thematic Mapper and SPOT-1 HRV multispectral data for estimating coniferous forest volume multispectral data for estimating coniferous forest volume. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 1991, Vol. 12, 1971-1977.
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OSU
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Research
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Researcher
Paine, David P.
Role
PI
Collaborators
Isaacson, D.; Ripple, Bill; Wang, Sen
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