Temporal and spatial vegetation cover changes in Israeli transition zone: AVHRR-based assessment of rainfall impact

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 997-1010

  Schmidt, H ^a   Gitelson, A ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVHRR; NOAA SATELLITE; RAINFALL; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

ISRAEL;

EID: 0034689461     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014311600210399     Document Type: Article

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