Remote Sensing and Mapping of Tamarisk along the Colorado River, USA: A Comparative Use of Summer-Acquired Hyperion, Thematic Mapper and QuickBird Data

Authors

Gregory A. Carter, University of Southern MississippiFollow
Kelly L. Lucas, University of Southern MississippiFollow
Gabriel A. Blossom, University of Southern MississippiFollow
Cheryl L. Lassitter, University of Southern MississippiFollow
Dan M. Holiday, University of Southern MississippiFollow
David S. Mooneyhan, University of Southern MississippiFollow
Danielle R. Fastring, University of Southern MississippiFollow
Tracy R. Holcombe, United States Geological SurveyFollow
Jerry A. Griffith, University of Southern MississippiFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-1-2009

Department

Marine Science

Abstract

Tamarisk (Tamarix spp., saltcedar) is a well-known invasive phreatophyte introduced from Asia to North America in the 1800s. This report compares the efficacy of Landsat 5 Thematic Mapper (TM5), QuickBird (QB) and EO-1 Hyperion data in discriminating tamarisk populations near De Beque, Colorado, USA. As a result of highly correlated reflectance among the spectral bands provided by each sensor, relatively standard image analysis methods were employed. Multispectral data at high spatial resolution (QB, 2.5 m Ground Spatial Distance or GSD) proved more effective in tamarisk delineation than either multispectral (TM5) or hyperspectral (Hyperion) data at moderate spatial resolution (30 m GSD).

Publication Title

Remote Sensing

Volume

1

Issue

3

First Page

318

Last Page

329

Recommended Citation

Carter, G. A., Lucas, K. L., Blossom, G. A., Lassitter, C. L., Holiday, D. M., Mooneyhan, D. S., Fastring, D. R., Holcombe, T. R., Griffith, J. A. (2009). Remote Sensing and Mapping of Tamarisk along the Colorado River, USA: A Comparative Use of Summer-Acquired Hyperion, Thematic Mapper and QuickBird Data. Remote Sensing, 1(3), 318-329.
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