INDEX
Adaptive spectral matching method, 203
Advanced spaceborne thermal emission and
reflection radiometer (ASTER), 8,
36, 39, 40, 44, 201, 233
images, 219, 234, 237, 239, 247, 249
spectral library, 296
thermal data, 36, 42
Advanced very high resolution radiometer
(AVHRR), 37–38, 45, 81
data, 46
satellites, 82
sensor, 45
Algorithms
ATCOR-2, 130
to calculate FD of imagery, 232, 236
Canny, 185
edge-constrained segmentation, 187
edge-enhanced multiscale image
segmentation, 182
geospatial, 4
LSD, 177
LST, 38
MSEG, 176, 178, 181, 183, 185, 188, 191
per-pixel classification, 66
region-merging segmentation, 7
remote sensing–based ET, 41
spatial variability based, 111
split-window, 46
surface energy balance, 40, 100
TP algorithm, 236, 249, 251
ALOS ScanSAR backscattering
signature, 202
AML. See Anisotropic morphological
leveling (AML)
Anderson classification, 63–64
urban areas, 64
Anisotropic diffusion filtering
techniques, 174, 177
Anisotropic morphological leveling
(AML), 176
classification accuracy with, 186
formulation, 177
scale-space computation, 183
Aqua satellite, 81–82
Arithmetic average variability-weighted
method, 110
Artificial neural networks, 5
Asclepias syriaca, 128
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Adaptive spectral matching method, 203
Advanced spaceborne thermal emission and
reflection radiometer (ASTER), 8,
36, 39, 40, 44, 201, 233
images, 219, 234, 237, 239, 247, 249
spectral library, 296
thermal data, 36, 42
Advanced very high resolution radiometer
(AVHRR), 37–38, 45, 81
data, 46
satellites, 82
sensor, 45
Algorithms
ATCOR-2, 130
to calculate FD of imagery, 232, 236
Canny, 185
edge-constrained segmentation, 187
edge-enhanced multiscale image
segmentation, 182
geospatial, 4
LSD, 177
LST, 38
MSEG, 176, 178, 181, 183, 185, 188, 191
per-pixel classification, 66
region-merging segmentation, 7
remote sensing–based ET, 41
spatial variability based, 111
split-window, 46
surface energy balance, 40, 100
TP algorithm, 236, 249, 251
ALOS ScanSAR backscattering
signature, 202
AML. See Anisotropic morphological
leveling (AML)
Anderson classification, 63–64
urban areas, 64
Anisotropic diffusion filtering
techniques, 174, 177
Anisotropic morphological leveling
(AML), 176
classification accuracy with, 186
formulation, 177
scale-space computation, 183
Aqua satellite, 81–82
Arithmetic average variability-weighted
method, 110
Artificial neural networks, 5
Asclepias syriaca, 128
321
Scale Issues in Remote Sensing, First Edition. Edited by Qihao Weng.
Ó 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Published 2014 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.