African Journal of
Environmental Science and Technology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Environ. Sci. Technol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0786
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJEST
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 1126

Full Length Research Paper

Quantifying forest cover at Mount Kenya: Use of Sentinel-2 for a discrimination of tropical tree composites

Jonas Fierke
  • Jonas Fierke
  • Cartography, GIS and Remote Sensing Section, Institute of Geography, University of Goettingen, Goldschmidt Street 5, 37077 Goettingen, Germany.
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Martin Kappas
  • Martin Kappas
  • Cartography, GIS and Remote Sensing Section, Institute of Geography, University of Goettingen, Goldschmidt Street 5, 37077 Goettingen, Germany.
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Daniel Wyss
  • Daniel Wyss
  • Cartography, GIS and Remote Sensing Section, Institute of Geography, University of Goettingen, Goldschmidt Street 5, 37077 Goettingen, Germany.
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  •  Received: 04 March 2020
  •  Accepted: 12 June 2020
  •  Published: 30 June 2020

How to cite this article

APA /
Fierke, J., Kappas, M., & Wyss, D. (2020). Quantifying forest cover at Mount Kenya: Use of Sentinel-2 for a discrimination of tropical tree composites. African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology , 14(6), 159-176.
Chicago /
Jonas Fierke, Martin Kappas and Daniel Wyss  . "Quantifying forest cover at Mount Kenya: Use of Sentinel-2 for a discrimination of tropical tree composites." African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology 14, no. 6 (2020): 159-176.
MLA /
Jonas Fierke, Martin Kappas and Daniel Wyss  . "Quantifying forest cover at Mount Kenya: Use of Sentinel-2 for a discrimination of tropical tree composites." African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology 14.6 (2020): 159-176.