Aridity and desertification: Exploring environmental hazards in Jáchal, Argentina

Applied Geography

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 61-85

  Adamo, Susana B ^a   Crews Meyer, Kelley A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Argentina; Arid lands; Aridity; Desertification; Environmental hazards; Natural resources management; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

ARIDITY; DESERTIFICATION; LAND DEGRADATION; REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 30444442279     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2005.09.001     Document Type: Article

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