A typical pattern of vegetation conditions in southern Africa during El Nino years detected from AVHRR data using three-channel numerical index.

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 19, Issue 18, 1998, Pages 3689-3695

  Kogan, F N ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEMS; MONITORING; RADIOMETERS; VEGETATION;

EL NINO PHENOMENA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; VEGETATION INDEX;

REMOTE SENSING;

AVHRR; DROUGHT; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; VEGETATION MAPPING;

(SOUTHERN); AFRICA;

EID: 0032450612     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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