The 1 km resolution global data set: Needs of the international geosphere biosphere programme!

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 15, Issue 17, 1994, Pages 3417-3441

  Townshend, J R ^a   Justice, C O ^a   Skole, D ^b   Malingreau, J P ^c   Cihlar, J ^d   Teillet, P ^d   Sadowski, F ^e,g   Ruttenberg, S ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^c JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^d CANADA CENTRE FOR REMOTE SENSING   (Canada)

^e EARTH RESOURCES OBSERVATION AND SCIENCE EROS CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^g ERIM International   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVHRR; GLOBAL; GLOBAL DATASET; IGBP; LAND DATA;

EID: 0028586460     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431169408954338     Document Type: Article

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