Satellite remote sensing of primary production: Comparison of results for sahelian grasslands 1981-1988

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1991, Pages 1301-1311

  Prince, S D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFRARED IMAGING; RADIOMETERS; SATELLITES;

ADVANCED VERY HIGH RESOLUTION RADIOMETER (AVHRR); LOCAL AREA COVERAGE; NOAA SPACECRAFT; SEMI-ARID GRASSLAND;

REMOTE SENSING;

AVHRR; GRASSLAND; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; REMOTE SENSING; SEMIARID GRASSLAND;

AFRICA, SAHEL;

EID: 0025920179     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431169108929727     Document Type: Article

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