Assessment of dryland condition using spatial anomalies of vegetation index values

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 26, Issue 18, 2005, Pages 4045-4065

  Boer, M M ^a,b   Puigdefabregas J ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE ECOLOGÍA FUNCIONAL Y EVOLUTIVA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PLANTS (BOTANY); PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); VEGETATION; WATER RESOURCES;

LAND CONDITION; LAND DEGRADATION; VEGETATION INDEX VALUES;

REMOTE SENSING;

ARID ENVIRONMENT; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; VEGETATION INDEX; WATER BUDGET;

EID: 27744436264     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160512331338014     Document Type: Article

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