Mapping the Recovery Process of Vegetation Growth in the Copper Basin, Tennessee Using Remote Sensing Technology
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Site
2.2. Data Collection and Processing
2.3. Digital Image Processing
2.4. Analysis of Vegetation
3. Results
4. Accuracy Assessment
5. Discussion and Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Image Acquisition Date | Satellite Mission | Sensor Type | Spectral Bands | Wavelength (µm) | Spatial Resolution (m) |
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18 July 1977 | Landsat 2 | Multispectral Scanner (MSS) | Green (B4) Red (B5) NIR (B6) | 0.5–0.6 0.6–0.7 0.7–0.8 | 60 |
26 July 1987 | Landsat 5 | Thematic Mapper (TM) | Blue (B1) Green (B2) Red (B3) NIR (B4) | 0.45–0.52 0.52–0.60 0.63–0.69 0.76–0.90 | 30 |
10 July 1997 | |||||
7 August 2007 | |||||
3 September 2017 | Landsat 8 | Operational Land Imager (OLI) | Blue (B2) Green (B3) Red (B4) NIR (B5) | 0.45–0.51 0.53–0.59 0.64–0.67 0.85–0.88 | 30 |
Year | Non-Vegetated Area | Vegetated Areas |
---|---|---|
1977 | −0.236 to 0.254 | 0.255 to 0.663 |
1987 | −0.320 to 0.341 | 0.342 to 0.760 |
1997 | −0.474 to 0.394 | 0.395 to 0.812 |
2007 | −0.151 to 0.331 | 0.332 to 0.709 |
2017 | −0.199 to 0.232 | 0.233 to 0.650 |
Year of Image Acquisition | Area Vegetated (km2) | Area without Vegetation (km2) |
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1977 | 39.86 | 38.48 |
1987 | 53.82 | 24.34 |
1997 | 69.67 | 8.69 |
2007 | 72.03 | 6.49 |
2017 | 76.08 | 2.46 |
Reference Pixels | Classified NDVI Pixels | Total Pixels | |
---|---|---|---|
Vegetated Area | Non-Vegetated Area | ||
Vegetated Area | 50 | 0 | 50 |
Non-vegetated Area | 4 | 46 | 50 |
Total | 54 | 46 | 100 |
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Blanton, R.; Hossain, A.K.M.A. Mapping the Recovery Process of Vegetation Growth in the Copper Basin, Tennessee Using Remote Sensing Technology. GeoHazards 2020, 1, 31-43. https://doi.org/10.3390/geohazards1010004
Blanton R, Hossain AKMA. Mapping the Recovery Process of Vegetation Growth in the Copper Basin, Tennessee Using Remote Sensing Technology. GeoHazards. 2020; 1(1):31-43. https://doi.org/10.3390/geohazards1010004
Chicago/Turabian StyleBlanton, Richard, and A.K.M. Azad Hossain. 2020. "Mapping the Recovery Process of Vegetation Growth in the Copper Basin, Tennessee Using Remote Sensing Technology" GeoHazards 1, no. 1: 31-43. https://doi.org/10.3390/geohazards1010004