Detecting vegetation change in the southern Kalahari using Landsat TM data

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 143-153

  Palmer, Anthony R ^a   Van Rooyen, Andre F ^a  

^a ARC Range and Forage Institute   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Arid savanna; Change detection; Desertification; Kalahari; Landsat TM

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LAND USE; LANDSAT TM; REMOTE SENSING; VEGETATION CHANGE;

AFRICA; KALAHARI DESERT;

RHIGOZUM; RHIGOZUM TRICHOTOMUM;

EID: 0032103690     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1998.0399     Document Type: Conference Paper

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