A global 1° by 1° NDVI data set for climate studies derived from the GIMMS continental NDVI data

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 15, Issue 17, 1994, Pages 3493-3518

  Lost, S O ^a   Justice, C O ^a   Tucker, C J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVHRR; CLIMATE STUDY; NDVI;

EID: 0028594999     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431169408954342     Document Type: Article

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