Figures & data
Table 1. Assessment of impervious surface estimation results from Landsat TM images for both study areas
Figure 3. Four fraction images – high albedo, low-albedo, green vegetation, and soil in Santarém – a, b, c, d and in Lucas – e, f, g, h, which were developed from Landsat TM images with the spectral mixture analysis approach.
![Figure 3. Four fraction images – high albedo, low-albedo, green vegetation, and soil in Santarém – a, b, c, d and in Lucas – e, f, g, h, which were developed from Landsat TM images with the spectral mixture analysis approach.](/cms/asset/32958fa5-ae11-4ebf-a5cc-24b424580c89/tgrs_a_780452_o_f0003g.gif)
Figure 4. False-color composites from QuickBird images showing the complexity of impervious surface distribution in Santarém and Lucas.
![Figure 4. False-color composites from QuickBird images showing the complexity of impervious surface distribution in Santarém and Lucas.](/cms/asset/b0cfcddb-8f89-43b0-9f7f-ea71a2d0b626/tgrs_a_780452_o_f0004g.jpg)
Figure 5. Impervious surface images in Santarém (a) and Lucas (b), which were developed from QuickBird images.
![Figure 5. Impervious surface images in Santarém (a) and Lucas (b), which were developed from QuickBird images.](/cms/asset/b1740f37-c88b-4165-8a96-6f2465c0914e/tgrs_a_780452_o_f0005g.gif)
Figure 6. Impervious surface images in Santarém (a) and Lucas (b), which were developed from Landsat TM images using the fraction-based method.
![Figure 6. Impervious surface images in Santarém (a) and Lucas (b), which were developed from Landsat TM images using the fraction-based method.](/cms/asset/043c29e0-b9c5-4bc0-9c4b-fe16192ab1e9/tgrs_a_780452_o_f0006g.gif)