Observations and interpretation of seasonal ERS-1 wind scatterometer data over northern Sahel (Mali)

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 233-242

  Frison, P L ^a   Mougin, E ^a   Hiernaux, P ^b  

^a CNES   (France)

^b Sahelian Centre   (Niger)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; DATA REDUCTION; ECOSYSTEMS; ERROR ANALYSIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOILS; WIND EFFECTS;

SENESCENCE; WIND SCATTEROMETERS;

REMOTE SENSING;

DATA INTERPRETATION; ERS-1; SCATTEROMETER; WIND;

EID: 0032010536     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0034-4257(97)00137-5     Document Type: Article

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