Remote sensing of regional crop production in the Yaqui Valley, Mexico: Estimates and uncertainties

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 205-220

  Lobell, David B ^a,d   Asner, Gregory P ^a,d   Ortiz Monasterio, J Ivan ^b   Benning, Tracy L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER CIMMYT   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crop yield; NPP; Radiation use efficiency; Remote sensing; Uncertainty analysis; Wheat

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; CROP ROTATION; CROP YIELD; REMOTE SENSING;

MEXICO;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0037307653     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(02)00021-X     Document Type: Article

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