Satellite-based assessment of agricultural drought in Karnataka State

Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 429-434

  Nageswara Rao, P P ^a   Shobha, S V ^b   Ramesh, K S ^a   Somashekhar, R K ^b  

^a Regional Remote Sensing Service Centre   (India)

^b BANGALORE UNIVERSITY   (India)

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EID: 41649122193     PISSN: 0255660X     EISSN: 09743006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02990014     Document Type: Note

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