The potential contribution of satellite remote sensing to the understanding of arid lands processes

Vegetatio

Volumn 91, Issue 1-2, 1991, Pages 59-72

  Verstraete, M M ^a   Pinty, B ^b  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b Lab d'Etud Rech Teledetection S   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARID LAND; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE;

EID: 0026007139     PISSN: 00423106     EISSN: 15735052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00036048     Document Type: Article

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