Goetz, S., Wright, R., Smith, A., Zinecker, E., Schaub, E. 2003. IKONOS imagery for resource management: Tree cover, impervious surfaces, and riparian buffer analyses in the mid-Atlantic region. Remote Sensing of Environment. Elsevier Inc. Volume 88. Pages 195-208

Assessment, impervious, riparian buffers, watershed, Forest Cover, GIS, Trees

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0034425703002414

This study uses imagery from the IKONOS satellite to relate tree cover, impervious surface area, and riparian buffer zones to stream health ratings.