Global-scale assessment of vegetation phenology using NOAA/AVHRR satellite measurements

Journal of Climate

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1154-1170

  Moulin, S ^a   Kergoat, L ^a   Viovy, N ^a,b   Dedieu, G ^a  

^a CESBIO   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVHRR; NOAA; VEGETATION PHENOLOGY;

EID: 0031395797     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1997)010<1154:GSAOVP>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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