Interannual variability of ndvi over africa and its relation to el niño/southern oscillation

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 17, Issue 13, 1996, Pages 2533-2548

  Anyamba, A ^a   Eastman, J R ^a  

^a CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; GLOBAL WARMING; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; REMOTE SENSING; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EL NINO/SOUTHERN OSCILLATION INDEX; NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE VEGETATION INDEX (NDVI); VEGETATION GREENNESS;

CLIMATOLOGY;

AVHRR; CLIMATE TREND; ENSO; INTERANNUAL VARIATION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS TRANSFORM; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; VEGETATION GREENNESS;

AFRICA;

EID: 0030238336     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431169608949091     Document Type: Article

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