Estimation of interannual variation in productivity of global vegetation using NDVI data

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 25, Issue 16, 2004, Pages 3139-3159

  Chen, Z M ^a   Babiker, I S ^b   Chen, Z X ^b   Komaki, K ^b   Mohamed, M A A ^b   Kato, K ^b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; VEGETATION;

GLOBAL CARBON CYCLE; TERRESTRIAL BIOSPHERE;

REMOTE SENSING;

ANNUAL VARIATION; CARBON CYCLE; CLIMATE VARIATION; NDVI; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

EID: 3242762088     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0143116032000160435     Document Type: Article

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