A GIS for desert locust forecasting and monitoring

International Journal of Geographical Information Systems

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 117-136

  Healey, R G ^a   Robertson, S G ^a   Magor, J I ^b   Pender, J ^b   Cressman, K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^c FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING; GIS; LOCUST MONITORING;

EID: 0029772014     PISSN: 02693798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02693799608902070     Document Type: Article

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