Extraction and Analysis of Impervious Surfaces Based on a Spectral Un-Mixing Method Using Pearl River Delta of China Landsat TM/ETM+ Imagery from 1998 to 2008

Impervious surface area (ISA) is considered as an indicator of environment change and is regarded as an important input parameter for hydrological cycle simulation, water management and area pollution assessment. The Pearl River Delta (PRD), the 3rd most important economic district of China, is chos...

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Main Authors: Renrong Chen, Fenglei Fan, Yingbin Deng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-02-01
Series:Sensors
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/12/2/1846/