TY  - SER
AU  - Evangelista,MaArlene Melendres
AU  - Tokunaga,Mitsuharu
AU  - Murai,Shunji
AU  - Samarakoon,Lal
AU  - Surat Lertlum
ED  - Basic Engineering Co., Ltd. (External)  Japan, 
TI  - Assessment of forest resources in national parks in Thailand using multitemporal NOAA AVHRR data
T2  - Thesis
PY  - 1999///
CY  - Bangkok
PB  - Asian Institute of Technology
KW  - National parks and reserves
KW  - Thailand
N1  - A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the  Degree of Master in Science, School of Environment, Resources and Development; Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1999
N2  - For several decades now, forest issues have been the focus of interest and concern  of environmentalists and conservationist, due to its vital importance. These ecologically,  biotically and complex ecosystem, which is the richest area on earth is steadily shrinking.  Several resolution and attempt are made to save these resources like the establishment of  National Parks. However, National Parks are not a complete guarantee that these forests  will be left undisturbed due to natural forces and factors beyond control. Thus, this study  was made possible, to assess the status of forest resources in the National Parks in  Thailand using Multi temporal NOAA A VHRR. The Normalized Vegetation Index  (NDVI) was utilized to determine the vegetation status. Meanwhile, Becker and Li  equation based on the split window technique was used to obtain the Land Surface  Temperature (LST). These two parameters were used in the Model developed, which is  based on Matrix Method. The study shows that there is a very high correlation  coefficient between LST Nighttime and the actual ground surface temperature  measurement. Furthermore, there is an inverse relationship between NDVI and LST.  The Model developed was proven effective in identifying the status of forest resources  for the dry season.
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