Land-cover changes in Sub-Saharan Africa (1982-1991): Application of a change index based on remotely sensed surface temperature and vegetation indices at a continental scale

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 181-200

  Lambin, Eric F ^a,b   Ehrlich, Daniele ^c  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; CHANGE INDEX; LAND COVER CHANGE ANALYSIS; VEGETATION INDEX;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEMS; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; MAPPING; PLANTS (BOTANY); RAIN; SATELLITES;

REMOTE SENSING;

DEVELOPING REGION; LAND COVER CHANGE; LANDCOVER CHANGE; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE SENSING; SEMIARID REGION; SUFRACE TEMPERATURE; VEGETATION CHANGE; VEGETATION INDEX;

AFRICA;

EID: 0031204365     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0034-4257(97)00001-1     Document Type: Article

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