Natural vegetation responses to warming climates in Qaidam Basin 1982-2003

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 30, Issue 21, 2009, Pages 5685-5701

  Zeng, Biao ^a   Yang, Tai Bao ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PIXELS;

CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HYDROLOGICAL CONDITION; NATURAL VEGETATION; SUNSHINE DURATION; TEMPERATURE INCREASE; TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL VARIABILITY; VEGETATION GROWTH; VEGETATION RESPONSE;

VEGETATION;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CORRELATION; DATA SET; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; GLOBAL WARMING; NDVI; SPATIAL VARIATION; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; QAIDAM BASIN; QINGHAI;

EID: 70449380000     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160902729556     Document Type: Article

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