Sensitivity of vegetation (ndvi) to climate over southern africa: Relationships with summer rainfall and olr

South African Geographical Journal

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 52-60

  Gondwe, M P ^a   Jury, M R ^b  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE; CLIMATE EFFECT; LONGWAVE RADIATION; NDVI; PRECIPITATION; SUMMER RAINFALL; VEGETATION; VEGETATION DENSITY;

AFRICA, (SOUTHERN);

EID: 0031460334     PISSN: 03736245     EISSN: 21512418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03736245.1997.9713622     Document Type: Article

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