Desertification impact assessment in Egypt using low resolution satellite data and GIS

International Journal of Environmental Studies

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 375-383

  Shalaby, Adel ^a   Ghar, Mohamed Aboel ^a   Tateishi, Ryutaro ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Change detection; Desertification; NOAA AVHRR; SPOT vegetation data

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; WEATHER SATELLITES;

DESERTIFICATION; LAND COVER;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 4344650042     PISSN: 00207233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0020723042000199740     Document Type: Article

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