Continuous fields of vegetation characteristics at the global scale at 1-km resolution

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D14, 1999, Pages 16911-16923

  DeFries, R S ^a   Townshend, J R G ^a   Hansen, M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-BIOSPHERE INTERACTION; CLIMATE MODELING; VEGETATION COVER;

EID: 0033407561     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD900057     Document Type: Article

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