The role of C3 and C4 grasses to interannual variability in remotely sensed ecosystem performance over the US Great Plains

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 24, Issue 22, 2003, Pages 4421-4431

  Ricotta, C ^a   Reed, B C ^b   Tieszen, L T ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CONTROL; ECOSYSTEMS; RADIOMETERS;

GRASSLANDS; NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE VEGETATION INDEX (NDVI);

REMOTE SENSING;

ANNUAL VARIATION; AVHRR; C3 PLANT; C4 PLANT; CLIMATE VARIATION; GRASSLAND; NDVI; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; REMOTE SENSING;

GREAT PLAINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0344688138     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0143116031000070454     Document Type: Article

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