Monitoring land use changes and their impacts on the productivity of Negambo Estuary, Sri Lanka using time series satellite data

Title: Monitoring land use changes and their impacts on the productivity of Negambo ...
Abstract: The changes of land area and vegetation cover in the channel segment of the Negombo estuary, Sri Lanka from 1987 to 2009 were assessed with the multivariate alteration detection (MAD) algorithm using multi-temporal satellite images of Landsat TM, ETM+ and ASTER. Changes in chlorophyll a (Chl-a) distribution were also studied using time series Landsat satellite data. The study successfully detected changes in land area and vegetation cover during the study period. Results indicated that the...
Publication Date: Aug. 7, 2017, 11:59 p.m.
Keywords: Water Quality , Coastal and Marine Sensitive habitat
Category: Coastal and Marine Sensitive Habitats; flora and/or fauna in natural environment. Examples: wildlife, vegetation, biological sciences, ecology, wilderness, sealife, wetlands, habitat
Regions: M 5
Owner: prds1

Language: English
Supplemental Information: Dahanayaka D.D.G.L., H. Tonooka, M.J.S. Wijeyaratne, A. Minato and S. Ozawa (2012) Monitoring land use changes and their impacts on the productivity of Negom...

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