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Topographically derived subpixel-based change detection for monitoring changes over rugged terrain Himalayas using AWiFS data
Continuous and accurate monitoring of earth surface changes over rugged terrain Himalayas is important to manage natural resources and mitigate...
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Extraction of Surface Water Bodies using Optical Remote Sensing Images: A Review
Surface Water Map** (SWM) is essential for studying hydrological and ecological phenomena. SWM holds significant importance in water resource...
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Reinventing Marine Exploitaition—New Mariculture, Energy and Marine Products Approach
It is difficult to make a synthesis of the new trends in the so-called Blue Growth. This chapter opens a small window with some examples that can...
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Response of fuzzy clustering on different threshold determination algorithms in spectral change vector analysis over Western Himalaya, India
Change detection is a standard tool to extract and analyze the earth’s surface features from remotely sensed data. Among the different change...
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An Improved Optimal Segmentation Threshold Algorithm and Its Application in the Built-up Quick Map**
For purpose of improving the accuracy of the built-up quick map**, this paper proposed an improved optimal segmentation threshold algorithm, namely...
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A review on spectral indices for built-up area extraction using remote sensing technology
The rapidly occurring urbanization is associated with urban land use change dynamics. The conversion of natural land surfaces to artificial...
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Diversity and Conservation of Wildlife Associated with Rivers: An Eco-ethological Analysis
Wildlife literally means the life-forms (animals and plants) living in the wild without getting any support from the human beings. It can be defined...
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The main developments of Seismology and Earthquake Engineering since the early 1700s and the new challenges for a sustainable society
AbstractA look at the evolution of Seismology and Engineering Construction from the mid-1700s until the mid-1900s is presented to understand the main...
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Special Report 4: China’s Energy System Revolution
Innovation plays a crucial role in China’s energy system transition and revolution. At the 6th meeting of the Central Leading Group for Financial and...
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Performance analysis of different threshold determination techniques for change vector analysis
Change vector analysis as change detection technique is an effective tool for extracting and identifying landcover change information from satellite...
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An intercomparison of different topography effects on discrimination performance of fuzzy change vector analysis algorithm
Detection of snow cover changes is vital for avalanche hazard analysis and flood flashes that arise due to variation in temperature. Hence,...
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Unconventional Energy Resources: 2015 Review
This paper includes 10 summaries for energy resource commodities including coal and unconventional resources, and an analysis of energy economics and...
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Intentions and failures. Fundamental space investigations in Russia of the last twenty years. Twenty years of fruitless efforts
This contribution provides the history of Russian planetary exploration over the past 15–20 years. Despite particular interesting ideas and...
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Breaking the Capability Trap
What can be done to break the capability trap? Two radically different approaches will be discussed in this chapter. First, an internal and community...
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A Comparative Study of Built-up Index Approaches for Automated Extraction of Built-up Regions From Remote Sensing Data
Accurate built-up information is imperative for loss estimation and disaster management after the occurrence of catastrophic events such as...
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Impact of Topography on Accuracy of Land Cover Spectral Change Vector Analysis Using AWiFS in Western Himalaya
The present paper discusses the impact of topography on accuracy for land cover classification and “from-to class change using improved spectral...
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Unconventional Energy Resources: 2013 Review
This report contains nine unconventional energy resource commodity summaries and an analysis of energy economics prepared by committees of the Energy...
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