VEGETAL COVER VIEW FROM SPACE: A PRESERVATION TOOLThe NOAA-AVHRR images have been widely used for global studies dueto their low cost, suitable wavebands and high temporal resolution. Data from the AVHRR sensor (bands 1 and 2) transformed to the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) are the most common product used in global land cover studies. The AVHRR bands 1 and 2 data can also be transformed to the fraction images (vegetation, soil, and shade) using a linear mixing model to improve the land cover classification.
Key words:
remote sensing; vegetal cover; NOAA-AVHRR images
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