Evaluating the use of Landsat 30m Enhanced Thematic Mapper to monitor vegetation cover in shrub-steppe environments

Geocarto International

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 39-47

  Ramsey, R Douglas ^a   Wright Jr , Dennis L ^a   McGinty, Chris ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33746112080     PISSN: 10106049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10106040408542305     Document Type: Article

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