Relations between NDVI, grassland production, and crop yield in the central great plains

Geocarto International

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 5-11

  Wang, Jue ^a,b   Rich, Paul M ^c   Price, Kevin P ^a   Dean Kettle, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b HENAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BIOMASS; CROPS; ECOSYSTEMS; MAPPING; VEGETATION;

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; CROP YIELD; GRASSLAND; MAIZE; NDVI; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; REMOTE SENSING; WHEAT;

GREAT PLAINS; NORTH AMERICA;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33746614322     PISSN: 10106049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10106040508542350     Document Type: Article

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