On the use of long-term global data of land reflectances and vegetation indices derived from the advanced very high resolution radiometer

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D6, 1999, Pages 6241-6255

  Gutman, Garik G ^a  

^a OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVHRR; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; REFLECTANCE; VEGETATION INDEX;

EID: 0033608659     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998JD200106     Document Type: Article

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