Remote sensing of wetlands: Applications overview

Conference · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:7156554

Mackey, Jr, H E; Jensen, J R

Wetlands, unlike many upland plant community types, present various challenges to effective evaluation and quantification. Wetlands cover a wide range from small tributary streams to shrub/scrub and marsh communities to open water lacustrine environment. Thus, the heterogeneity of species composition and spacial distribution of wetlands can present a formidable challenge for evalaution with remote sensing techniques. In addition, wetlands can change dramatically seasonally, especially with the development of non-persistent species. Various types of remote sensing data have been used to map and characterize wetlands. Regionally Landsat MSS and TM satellite data have been used for wetland mapping by various government agencies and private organizations, such as Ducks Unlimited. In addition, multispectral SPOT data are becoming available and provide opportunities for increased spatial resolution and frequency of coverage. 11 refs.

• Research Organization: Savannah River Lab., Aiken, SC (USA); South Carolina Univ., Columbia (USA). Dept. of Geography
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-76SR00001
• OSTI ID: 7156554
• Report Number(s): DP-MS-88-87; CONF-8805118-1; ON: DE88010895
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AERIAL MONITORING
AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
CLASSIFICATION
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
ECOSYSTEMS
MAGNETIC STORAGE DEVICES
MAGNETIC TAPES
MEMORY DEVICES
MONITORING
PHOTOGRAPHY
PLANTS
REMOTE SENSING
RESOLUTION
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
VIDEO TAPES
WETLANDS