A Novel Index for Impervious Surface Area Mapping: Development and Validation

The distribution and dynamic changes in impervious surface areas (ISAs) are crucial to understanding urbanization and its impact on urban heat islands, earth surface energy balance, hydrological cycles, and biodiversity. Remotely sensed data play an essential role in ISA mapping, and numerous method...

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Main Authors: Yugang Tian, Hui Chen, Qingju Song, Kun Zheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-09-01
Series:Remote Sensing
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/10/10/1521