AVHRR derived phenological change in the Sahel and Soudan, Africa, 1982-2005

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 385-392

  Heumann, B W ^a   Seaquist, J W ^a   Eklundh, L ^b   Jonsson P ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

AVHRR; Land degradation; NDVI; Phenology; Rangeland; Sahel

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; PLANTS (BOTANY); RAIN; REMOTE SENSING;

LAND DEGRADATION; NDVI; PHENOLOGY; RANGELAND; SAHEL;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

AVHRR; BUDBURST; DATA SET; GROWING SEASON; LAND DEGRADATION; NDVI; PHENOLOGY; RANGELAND; SATELLITE DATA; SENESCENCE; SHALE;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; ERITREA; SAHEL [ERITREA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; SUDAN;

EID: 34248203005     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2006.11.025     Document Type: Article

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