Satellite-derived vegetation indices applied to semi-arid shrublands in Australia

Australian Geographer

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 185-199

  O'Neill, A L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Landsat Thematic Mapper; New South Wales; Rangelands; Semi arid shrublands; Vegetation indices

Indexed keywords

EID: 5844362718     PISSN: 00049182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049189608703167     Document Type: Article

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