Biophysical remote sensing and climate data in famine early warning systems

Geography Compass

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1381-1407

  Brown, Molly E ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOPHYSICS; CLIMATE CHANGE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EARLY WARNING SYSTEM; FAMINE; FOOD SECURITY; HUMANITARIAN AID; POLICY MAKING; REMOTE SENSING;

AFGHANISTAN; AFRICA; ASIA; ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CENTRAL AMERICA; EURASIA; GREATER ANTILLES; GUATEMALA [CENTRAL AMERICA]; HAITI; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 67949106575     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17498198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-8198.2009.00244.x     Document Type: Article

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