Mapping the Spatial Distribution of Rice Fields in Southern Coast of Caspian Sea Using Landsat 8 Time-series Images

Mirzapour S¹, Karimi SH², Kheirkhah Zarkesh M^3*, Dargahian F⁴ and Alemi Safaval P²

¹PhD student of remote sensing and GIS Faculty of Environment and Energy, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch of Tehran, Iran

²MSc student of remote sensing and GIS faculty of Environment and energy, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch of Tehran, Iran

³Associate Professor of Soil Conservation and Watershed Management Research Institute, Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization, Department of Environment and Energy faculty RS-GIS group, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran

⁴Assistant Professor, Desert Research Division, Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran, Iran

^*Corresponding Author: Kheirkhah Zarkesh M, Associate Professor, Soil Conservation and Watershed Management Research Institute, Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization, Department of Environment and Energy faculty RS-GIS group, Islamic Azad University, Science And Research Branch, Tehran, Iran Email: