Nationwide classification of forest types of India using remote sensing and GIS

• Published in: Environmental monitoring and assessment Vol. 187; no. 12; p. 777
• Main Authors: Reddy, C. Sudhakar, Jha, C. S, Diwakar, P. G, Dadhwal, V. K
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.12.2015; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution; Biodiversity; Biogeochemical cycles; Carbon; carbon sinks; Classification; Climate; Climate change; Conservation of Natural Resources - methods; Deciduous forests; Dry forests; Earth and Environmental Science; Ecology; Ecotoxicology; Environment; Environmental Management; Environmental monitoring; Environmental Monitoring - methods; Forests; Geographic Information Systems; India; land cover; Land use; Monitoring/Environmental Analysis; Natural vegetation; Remote sensing; Remote Sensing Technology; Seasons; shrublands; Topography; Trees; Vegetation; Vegetation cover; India; Forest type; Vegetation; Classification; Mapping; Land cover; Remote sensing; India

India, a mega-diverse country, possesses a wide range of climate and vegetation types along with a varied topography. The present study has classified forest types of India based on multi-season IRS Resourcesat-2 Advanced Wide Field Sensor (AWiFS) data. The study has characterized 29 land use/land c...