Spatiotemporal spectral-response assessment of the forest cover of small dry valleys in the Central Russian forest-steppe

Abstract

Results of assessment are presented for the relationship between the forest cover of small dry valleys and their spectral response through analysis of object data in the forest-steppe natural zone of the Central Chernozem region of Russia. The SWIR reflectance of small dry valleys is shown to be tightly correlated with the percentage of forest cover