Figure 1. Map of real deforestation in Costa Rica in which 70% of the 1940 forest area becomes deforested from 1940 to 1983.
Figure 2. Map of simulated deforestation in Costa Rica in which 50% of the 1940 forest area becomes deforested from 1940 to 1983.
Figure 3. Map of simulated deforestation in Costa Rica in which 58% of the 1940 forest area becomes deforested from 1940 to 1983.
Figure 4. Map of simulated deforestation in Costa Rica in which 70% of the 1940 forest area becomes deforested from 1940 to 1983.
Figure 5. Equations for proportion correct classification according to a simulation's ability to specify accurately quantity and location at resolution g, where the variables are defined in the text.
Figure 6. Agreement space shows percent correct classification versus quantity of deforestation for three scenarios of modeled deforestation at finest resolution of 1 grid cell.
Figure 7. Agreement space shows percent correct classification versus quantity of deforestation for three scenarios of modeled deforestation at medium resolution of 11-by-11 grid cells.
Figure 8. Agreement space shows percent correct classification versus quantity of deforestation for three scenarios of modeled deforestation at coarse resolution of 81-by-81 grid cells.
Figure 9. Agreement space shows percent correct classification versus resolution for a modeled scenario of 50% deforestation.
Figure 10. Agreement space shows percent correct classification versus resolution for a modeled scenario of 58% deforestation.
Figure 11. Agreement space shows percent correct classification versus resolution for a modeled scenario of 70% deforestation.
Figure 12. Variations on kappa index of agreement versus resolution for a modeled scenario of 58% deforestation.
Figure 13. Value of perfect information of quantity (VPIQ|MQML) and value of perfect information of location (VPIL|MQML) versus resolution for a modeled scenario of 58% deforestation.
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