Satellite-based mapping of the growing season and bioclimatic zones in Fennoscandia

Global Ecology and Biogeography

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 416-430

  Karlsen, Stein Rune ^a   Elvebakk, Arve ^b   Høgda, Kjell Arild ^a   Johansen, Bernt ^a  

^a Norut AS   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Bioclimatic map; Bioclimatology; Fennoscandia; GIMMS NDVI; Growing degree days; Growing season; Phenology; Vegetation zones

Indexed keywords

BIOCLIMATOLOGY; GROWING SEASON; MAPPING; NDVI; PHENOLOGY; REMOTE SENSING;

EURASIA; FENNOSCANDIA;

EID: 33745618140     PISSN: 1466822X     EISSN: 14668238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-822X.2006.00234.x     Document Type: Article

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