Multi-dimensional sphere model and instantaneous vegetation trend analysis

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 97, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 75-86

  Bai, T Jay ^a,f   Cottrell, Tom ^b   Hao, Dun Yuan ^c   Te, Tala ^d   Brozka, Robert J ^e  

^a MDSM Research   (United States)

^b LUTHER COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Inner Mongolia Polytechnic University   (China)

^d INNER MONGOLIA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^f NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Centralization; Centroid vector; Hypersphere; Importance Value; Multi dimension space; Multivariate instantaneous trend; Multivariate time series; Similarity coefficient; Standardization; State Vector; Trend analysis; Trend value; Trend vector; Vector inverse

Indexed keywords

MULTIDIMENSIONAL SPHERE MODEL; TREND ANALYSIS; VEGETATION ANALYSIS;

USA, COLORADO, FORT CARSON;

EID: 0030617666     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(96)00075-0     Document Type: Article

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