The quantity of biomass burned in southern Africa

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 101, Issue 19, 1996, Pages 23667-23676

  Scholes, R J ^a   Kendall, J ^b   Justice, C O ^c  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVHRR; BIOMASS BURNING; FIRE DETECTION; MSS; NDVI;

AFRICA, (SOUTHERN);

EID: 0030435813     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jd01623     Document Type: Article

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