Estimates of Aboveground Biomass from Texture Analysis of Landsat Imagery

• Published in: Remote sensing (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 6; no. 7; pp. 6407 - 6422
• Main Authors: Kelsey, Katharine C, Neff, Jason C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.07.2014
• Subjects: Biomass; carbon; Coefficient of variation; Correlation; Entropy; error; forest; Forest biomass; Landsat; Mathematical models; National forests; Natural resource management; regional biomass map; Remote sensing; San Juan National Forest; Satellite imagery; Spectra; Surface layer; Texture

Maps of forest biomass are important tools for managing natural resources and reporting terrestrial carbon stocks. Using the San Juan National Forest in Southwest Colorado as a case study, we evaluate regional biomass maps created using physical variables, spectral vegetation indices, and image text...