Correlation of Rangelands Brush Canopy Cover with Landsat MSS Data
Author
Boyd, W. E.Issue Date
1986-05-01Keywords
brushwood and scrubmultispectral scanning system
Landsat
biomass determination
remote sensing
brush control
indexes
vegetation
Texas
rangelands
canopy
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Boyd, W. E. (1986). Correlation of rangelands brush canopy cover with landsat MSS data. Journal of Range Management, 39(3), 268-271.Publisher
Society for Range ManagementJournal
Journal of Range ManagementDOI
10.2307/3899066Additional Links
https://rangelands.org/Abstract
Traditional methods of monitoring brush canopies such as ground survey and aerial photography are not cost effective for large areas. This experiment compared photo-estimated brush canopy closure to Landsat MSS derived vegetation indices. Several vegetation indices were found to be highly correlated to brush canopy cover. The vegetation index which was most highly correlated with brush canopy cover was the GB ratio (Kauth and Thomas Greenness/Kauth and Thomas Brightness, r=0.813). These results suggest that brush canopy cover can be quantified through the use of the Landsat MSS data; however, further research is necessary to determine the transportability between sites of green biomass/brush canopy quantification indices.Type
textArticle
Language
enISSN
0022-409Xae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.2307/3899066