An evaluation of the global 1-km AVHRR land dataset

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1987-2021

  Teillet, P M ^a   El Saleous, N ^b   Hansen, M C ^b   Eidenshink, J C ^c   Justice, C O ^d   Townshend, J R G ^b  

^a CANADA CENTRE FOR REMOTE SENSING   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c EARTH RESOURCES OBSERVATION AND SCIENCE EROS CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVHRR; DATA SET;

EID: 0034077442     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160050021259     Document Type: Article

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