The surface temperature-vegetation index space for land cover and land-cover change analysis

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 463-487

  Lambin, E F ^a   Ehrlich, D ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED VERY HIGH RESOLUTION RADIOMETER; AVHRR; LAND COVER; MAPPING; NDVI; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; THERMAL INFRARED; VEGETATION INDEX;

AFRICA;

EID: 0029729078     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431169608949021     Document Type: Article

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