Comparison of AVHRR and SMMR data for monitoring vegetation phenology on a continental scale

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 1989, Pages 1607-1632

  Justice, B O ^a   Townshend, J R G ^b   Choudhury, B J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVHRR; GREEN LEAF MATERIAL; MICROWAVE POLARISATION DIFFERENCE TEMPERATURE; NORMALISED DIFFERENCE VEGETATION INDEX; SMMR; VEGETATION PHENOLOGY;

AFRICA; SOUTH AMERICA;

RADIOMETERS; SATELLITES--EQUIPMENT;

ADVANCED VERY HIGH RESOLUTION RADIOMETER; NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE VEGETATION INDEX; SCANNING MULTICHANNEL MICROWAVE RADIOMETER; VEGETATION PHENOLOGY;

REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 0024856059     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431168908903994     Document Type: Article

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