Remote Sensing | December 2009

Remote Sens., Volume 1, Issue 4 (December 2009), Pages 620-1394

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p. 620-643

Christian Hüttich, Ursula Gessner, Martin Herold, Ben J. Strohbach, Michael Schmidt, Manfred Keil and Stefan Dech Article: On the Suitability of MODIS Time Series Metrics to Map Vegetation Types in Dry Savanna Ecosystems: A Case Study in the Kalahari of NE Namibia Remote Sens. 2009, 1(4), 620-643; doi:10.3390/rs1040620 Received: 3 July 2009; in revised form: 21 September 2009 / Accepted: 24 September 2009 / Published: 30 September 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (5234 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Ecological Status and Change by Remote Sensing)

p. 644-675

Terrence Slonecker, Barry Haack and Susan Price Article: Spectroscopic Analysis of Arsenic Uptake in Pteris Ferns Remote Sens. 2009, 1(4), 644-675; doi:10.3390/rs1040644 Received: 26 August 2009; in revised form: 22 September 2009 / Accepted: 25 September 2009 / Published: 30 September 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (772 KB)

p. 676-696

Issaak Parcharidis, Sotiris Kokkalas, Ioannis Fountoulis and Michael Foumelis Article: Detection and Monitoring of Active Faults in Urban Environments: Time Series Interferometry on the Cities of Patras and Pyrgos (Peloponnese, Greece) Remote Sens. 2009, 1(4), 676-696; doi:10.3390/rs1040676 Received: 26 August 2009; in revised form: 21 September 2009 / Accepted: 25 September 2009 / Published: 30 September 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (1281 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Remote Sensing in Seismology)

p. 697-730

Susan Kay, John D. Hedley and Samantha Lavender Review: Sun Glint Correction of High and Low Spatial Resolution Images of Aquatic Scenes: a Review of Methods for Visible and Near-Infrared Wavelengths Remote Sens. 2009, 1(4), 697-730; doi:10.3390/rs1040697 Received: 4 August 2009; in revised form: 1 September 2009 / Accepted: 21 September 2009 / Published: 12 October 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (799 KB)

p. 731-757

Nicholas Shorter and Takis Kasparis Article: Automatic Vegetation Identification and Building Detection from a Single Nadir Aerial Image Remote Sens. 2009, 1(4), 731-757; doi:10.3390/rs1040731 Received: 18 September 2009; in revised form: 30 September 2009 / Accepted: 13 October 2009 / Published: 16 October 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (1697 KB)

p. 758-775

Sachidananda Mishra, Deepak R. Mishra and Wendy M. Schluchter Article: A Novel Algorithm for Predicting Phycocyanin Concentrations in Cyanobacteria: A Proximal Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Approach Remote Sens. 2009, 1(4), 758-775; doi:10.3390/rs1040758 Received: 26 August 2009; in revised form: 8 September 2009 / Accepted: 9 October 2009 / Published: 19 October 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (1136 KB)

p. 776-794

Jeffrey S. Evans, Andrew T. Hudak, Russ Faux and Alistair M. S. Smith Article: Discrete Return Lidar in Natural Resources: Recommendations for Project Planning, Data Processing, and Deliverables Remote Sens. 2009, 1(4), 776-794; doi:10.3390/rs1040776 Received: 1 September 2009; in revised form: 16 October 2009 / Accepted: 20 October 2009 / Published: 27 October 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (847 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue LiDAR)

p. 795-817

Souidi Zahira, Hamimed Abderrahmane, Khalladi Mederbal and Donze Frederic Article: Mapping Latent Heat Flux in the Western Forest Covered Regions of Algeria Using Remote Sensing Data and a Spatialized Model Remote Sens. 2009, 1(4), 795-817; doi:10.3390/rs1040795 Received: 31 August 2009; in revised form: 11 October 2009 / Accepted: 19 October 2009 / Published: 27 October 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (866 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Land Surface Fluxes)

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Kyle Cheesbrough, Jake Edmunds, Glenn Tootle, Greg Kerr and Larry Pochop Article: Estimated Wind River Range (Wyoming, USA) Glacier Melt Water Contributions to Agriculture Remote Sens. 2009, 1(4), 818-828; doi:10.3390/rs1040818 Received: 4 September 2009; in revised form: 1 October 2009 / Accepted: 19 October 2009 / Published: 28 October 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (300 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Global Croplands)

p. 829-841

Javier de Matías, José J. de Sanjosé, Gonzalo López-Nicolás, Carlos Sagüés and José J. Guerrero Article: Photogrammetric Methodology for the Production of Geomorphologic Maps: Application to the Veleta Rock Glacier (Sierra Nevada, Granada, Spain) Remote Sens. 2009, 1(4), 829-841; doi:10.3390/rs1040829 Received: 11 September 2009; in revised form: 25 September 2009 / Accepted: 23 October 2009 / Published: 28 October 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (563 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Geomorphological Processes and Natural Hazards)

p. 842-857

Hiroki Yoshioka, Tomoaki Miura, José A. M. Demattê, Karim Batchily and Alfredo R. Huete Article: Derivation of Soil Line Influence on Two-Band Vegetation Indices and Vegetation Isolines Remote Sens. 2009, 1(4), 842-857; doi:10.3390/rs1040842 Received: 3 September 2009; in revised form: 16 October 2009 / Accepted: 27 October 2009 / Published: 3 November 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (207 KB)

p. 858-874

Stephanie Delalieux, Annemarie Auwerkerken, Willem W. Verstraeten, Ben Somers, Roland Valcke, Stefaan Lhermitte, Johan Keulemans and Pol Coppin Article: Hyperspectral Reflectance and Fluorescence Imaging to Detect Scab Induced Stress in Apple Leaves Remote Sens. 2009, 1(4), 858-874; doi:10.3390/rs1040858 Received: 14 September 2009; in revised form: 28 October 2009 / Accepted: 2 November 2009 / Published: 6 November 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (555 KB)

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Luis Samaniego and Karsten Schulz Article: Supervised Classification of Agricultural Land Cover Using a Modified k-NN Technique (MNN) and Landsat Remote Sensing Imagery Remote Sens. 2009, 1(4), 875-895; doi:10.3390/rs1040875 Received: 9 September 2009; in revised form: 29 October 2009 / Accepted: 30 October 2009 / Published: 9 November 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (1570 KB)

p. 896-914

Temuulen Tsagaan Sankey Article: Regional Assessment of Aspen Change and Spatial Variability on Decadal Time Scales Remote Sens. 2009, 1(4), 896-914; doi:10.3390/rs1040896 Received: 18 September 2009; in revised form: 20 October 2009 / Accepted: 5 November 2009 / Published: 10 November 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (970 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Ecological Status and Change by Remote Sensing)

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Abdulali Sadiq and Fares Howari Article: Remote Sensing and Spectral Characteristics of Desert Sand from Qatar Peninsula, Arabian/Persian Gulf Remote Sens. 2009, 1(4), 915-933; doi:10.3390/rs1040915 Received: 3 August 2009; in revised form: 27 September 2009 / Accepted: 28 October 2009 / Published: 11 November 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (802 KB)

p. 934-951

Andrew Thomas Hudak, Jeffrey Scott Evans and Alistair Matthew Stuart Smith Review: LiDAR Utility for Natural Resource Managers Remote Sens. 2009, 1(4), 934-951; doi:10.3390/rs1040934 Received: 31 August 2009; in revised form: 22 October 2009 / Accepted: 9 November 2009 / Published: 11 November 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (131 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue LiDAR)

p. 952-970

Charles Ndegwa Mundia and Yuji Murayama Article: Analysis of Land Use/Cover Changes and Animal Population Dynamics in a Wildlife Sanctuary in East Africa Remote Sens. 2009, 1(4), 952-970; doi:10.3390/rs1040952 Received: 9 October 2009; in revised form: 26 October 2009 / Accepted: 6 November 2009 / Published: 11 November 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (1218 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Ecological Status and Change by Remote Sensing)

p. 971-991

Guy Serbin, E. Raymond Hunt Jr., Craig S. T. Daughtry, Gregory W. McCarty and Paul C. Doraiswamy Article: An Improved ASTER Index for Remote Sensing of Crop Residue Remote Sens. 2009, 1(4), 971-991; doi:10.3390/rs1040971 Received: 13 July 2009; in revised form: 30 October 2009 / Accepted: 5 November 2009 / Published: 11 November 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (1349 KB)

p. 992-1008

Mercedes Salvia, Mariano Franco, Francisco Grings, Pablo Perna, Roman Martino, Haydee Karszenbaum and Paolo Ferrazzoli Article: Estimating Flow Resistance of Wetlands Using SAR Images and Interaction Models Remote Sens. 2009, 1(4), 992-1008; doi:10.3390/rs1040992 Received: 23 September 2009; in revised form: 4 November 2009 / Accepted: 10 November 2009 / Published: 13 November 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (1231 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Microwave Remote Sensing)

p. 1009-1027

Dimitrios Biliouris, Dimitry Van der Zande, Willem W. Verstraeten, Bart Muys and Pol Coppin Article: Assessing the Impact of Canopy Structure Simplification in Common Multilayer Models on Irradiance Absorption Estimates of Measured and Virtually Created Fagus sylvatica (L.) Stands Remote Sens. 2009, 1(4), 1009-1027; doi:10.3390/rs1041009 Received: 16 September 2009; in revised form: 7 November 2009 / Accepted: 9 November 2009 / Published: 16 November 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (814 KB)

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Jialing Wang and Paul A. Lang Article: Detection of Cypress Canopies in the Florida Panhandle Using Subpixel Analysis and GIS Remote Sens. 2009, 1(4), 1028-1042; doi:10.3390/rs1041028 Received: 22 September 2009; in revised form: 27 October 2009 / Accepted: 13 November 2009 / Published: 17 November 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (412 KB)

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Veerachai Tanpipat, Kiyoshi Honda and Prayoonyong Nuchaiya Article: MODIS Hotspot Validation over Thailand Remote Sens. 2009, 1(4), 1043-1054; doi:10.3390/rs1041043 Received: 27 July 2009; in revised form: 9 November 2009 / Accepted: 9 November 2009 / Published: 17 November 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (871 KB)

p. 1055-1064

Yuanzhi Zhang, Yufei Wang, Yunpeng Wang and Hongyan Xi Communication: Investigating the Impacts of Landuse-landcover (LULC) Change in the Pearl River Delta Region on Water Quality in the Pearl River Estuary and Hong Kong’s Coast Remote Sens. 2009, 1(4), 1055-1064; doi:10.3390/rs1041055 Received: 15 October 2009; in revised form: 11 November 2009 / Accepted: 16 November 2009 / Published: 17 November 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (1755 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Ecological Status and Change by Remote Sensing)

p. 1065-1096

Jim McKean, Dave Nagel, Daniele Tonina, Philip Bailey, Charles Wayne Wright, Carolyn Bohn and Amar Nayegandhi Article: Remote Sensing of Channels and Riparian Zones with a Narrow-Beam Aquatic-Terrestrial LIDAR Remote Sens. 2009, 1(4), 1065-1096; doi:10.3390/rs1041065 Received: 21 September 2009; in revised form: 9 October 2009 / Accepted: 11 November 2009 / Published: 19 November 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (12663 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue LiDAR)

p. 1097-1107

Janne Rinne, Mika Aurela and Terhikki Manninen Article: A Simple Method to Determine the Timing of Snow Melt by Remote Sensing with Application to the CO₂ Balances of Northern Mire and Heath Ecosystems Remote Sens. 2009, 1(4), 1097-1107; doi:10.3390/rs1041097 Received: 16 September 2009; in revised form: 9 November 2009 / Accepted: 16 November 2009 / Published: 19 November 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (213 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Ecological Status and Change by Remote Sensing)

p. 1108-1124

Fabio Maselli, Marco Moriondo, Marta Chiesi, Gherardo Chirici, Nicola Puletti, Anna Barbati and Piermaria Corona Article: Evaluating the Effects of Environmental Changes on the Gross Primary Production of Italian Forests Remote Sens. 2009, 1(4), 1108-1124; doi:10.3390/rs1041108 Received: 15 October 2009; in revised form: 6 November 2009 / Accepted: 16 November 2009 / Published: 19 November 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (324 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Ecological Status and Change by Remote Sensing)

p. 1125-1138

R. Scott Murray, Pamela L. Nagler, Kiyomi Morino and Edward P. Glenn Article: An Empirical Algorithm for Estimating Agricultural and Riparian Evapotranspiration Using MODIS Enhanced Vegetation Index and Ground Measurements of ET. II. Application to the Lower Colorado River, U.S. Remote Sens. 2009, 1(4), 1125-1138; doi:10.3390/rs1041125 Received: 3 September 2009; in revised form: 30 October 2009 / Accepted: 19 November 2009 / Published: 20 November 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (470 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Global Croplands)

p. 1139-1170

Wouter Dorigo, Rudolf Richter, Frédéric Baret, Richard Bamler and Wolfgang Wagner Article: Enhanced Automated Canopy Characterization from Hyperspectral Data by a Novel Two Step Radiative Transfer Model Inversion Approach Remote Sens. 2009, 1(4), 1139-1170; doi:10.3390/rs1041139 Received: 10 September 2009; in revised form: 2 November 2009 / Accepted: 23 November 2009 / Published: 27 November 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (1422 KB)

p. 1171-1189

Nicola Crocetto and Eufemia Tarantino Article: A Class-Oriented Strategy for Features Extraction from Multidate ASTER Imagery Remote Sens. 2009, 1(4), 1171-1189; doi:10.3390/rs1041171 Received: 23 October 2009; in revised form: 20 November 2009 / Accepted: 26 November 2009 / Published: 30 November 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (857 KB)

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Belinda Lipa, Chad Whelan, Bill Rector and Bruce Nyden Article: HF Radar Bistatic Measurement of Surface Current Velocities: Drifter Comparisons and Radar Consistency Checks Remote Sens. 2009, 1(4), 1190-1211; doi:10.3390/rs1041190 Received: 26 October 2009; in revised form: 5 November 2009 / Accepted: 27 November 2009 / Published: 1 December 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (872 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Ocean Remote Sensing)

p. 1212-1239

Frédérique Rémy and Soazig Parouty Review: Antarctic Ice Sheet and Radar Altimetry: A Review Remote Sens. 2009, 1(4), 1212-1239; doi:10.3390/rs1041212 Received: 12 October 2009; in revised form: 13 November 2009 / Accepted: 28 November 2009 / Published: 7 December 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (2645 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Microwave Remote Sensing)

p. 1240-1256

Hojjat Ollah Safari, Saeid Pirasteh and Biswajeet Pradhan Article: Upliftment Estimation of the Zagros Transverse Fault in Iran Using Geoinformatics Technology Remote Sens. 2009, 1(4), 1240-1256; doi:10.3390/rs1041240 Received: 22 October 2009; in revised form: 25 November 2009 / Accepted: 30 November 2009 / Published: 8 December 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (833 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Remote Sensing in Seismology)

p. 1257-1272

Krishna Bahadur K.C. Article: Improving Landsat and IRS Image Classification: Evaluation of Unsupervised and Supervised Classification through Band Ratios and DEM in a Mountainous Landscape in Nepal Remote Sens. 2009, 1(4), 1257-1272; doi:10.3390/rs1041257 Received: 21 October 2009; in revised form: 23 November 2009 / Accepted: 2 December 2009 / Published: 8 December 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (593 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Ecological Status and Change by Remote Sensing)

p. 1273-1297

Pamela L. Nagler, Kiyomi Morino, R. Scott Murray, John Osterberg and Edward P. Glenn Article: An Empirical Algorithm for Estimating Agricultural and Riparian Evapotranspiration Using MODIS Enhanced Vegetation Index and Ground Measurements of ET. I. Description of Method Remote Sens. 2009, 1(4), 1273-1297; doi:10.3390/rs1041273 Received: 13 October 2009; in revised form: 19 November 2009 / Accepted: 3 December 2009 / Published: 10 December 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (452 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Global Croplands)

p. 1298-1320

Burak Pekin and Craig Macfarlane Article: Measurement of Crown Cover and Leaf Area Index Using Digital Cover Photography and Its Application to Remote Sensing Remote Sens. 2009, 1(4), 1298-1320; doi:10.3390/rs1041298 Received: 14 October 2009; in revised form: 27 November 2009 / Accepted: 14 December 2009 / Published: 15 December 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (827 KB)

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Ahmed Mohamed and Benjamin Wilkinson Article: Direct Georeferencing of Stationary LiDAR Remote Sens. 2009, 1(4), 1321-1337; doi:10.3390/rs1041321 Received: 18 October 2009; in revised form: 24 November 2009 / Accepted: 8 December 2009 / Published: 17 December 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (739 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue LiDAR)

p. 1338-1352

Claudia Notarnicola Article: “Group Inversion Approach” for Detection of Soil Moisture Temporal-Invariant Locations Remote Sens. 2009, 1(4), 1338-1352; doi:10.3390/rs1041338 Received: 26 October 2009; in revised form: 9 December 2009 / Accepted: 14 December 2009 / Published: 21 December 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (386 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Microwave Remote Sensing)

p. 1353-1379

Jeffrey Hepinstall-Cymerman, Stefan Coe and Marina Alberti Article: Using Urban Landscape Trajectories to Develop a Multi-Temporal Land Cover Database to Support Ecological Modeling Remote Sens. 2009, 1(4), 1353-1379; doi:10.3390/rs1041353 Received: 27 October 2009; in revised form: 14 December 2009 / Accepted: 14 December 2009 / Published: 22 December 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (1249 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Ecological Status and Change by Remote Sensing)

p. 1380-1394

Terhikki Manninen, Lauri Korhonen, Pekka Voipio, Panu Lahtinen and Pauline Stenberg Article: Leaf Area Index (LAI) Estimation of Boreal Forest Using Wide Optics Airborne Winter Photos Remote Sens. 2009, 1(4), 1380-1394; doi:10.3390/rs1041380 Received: 11 November 2009; in revised form: 10 December 2009 / Accepted: 14 December 2009 / Published: 22 December 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (1170 KB)

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