The Potential of Remote Sensing and GIS for Desertification Monitoring and Assessment

Annals of Arid Zone

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 103-140

  Hostert, P ^a   Roder A ^a   Jarmer, T ^a   Udelhoven, T ^a   Hill, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Desertification; GIS; Land degradation; Monitoring; Remote sesning

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347139206     PISSN: 05701791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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