Are there detectable discrete boundaries between african biomes?

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 841-844

  Malingreau, J P ^a   Ehrlich, D ^a   Lambin, E F ^a,b  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; PLANTS (BOTANY); RADIOMETERS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

AFRICAN BIOMES; LAND COVER CLASSIFICATION; NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE VEGETATION INDEX; SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 0030108609     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431169608949050     Document Type: Article

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