Effects of deglaciation on circumpolar distribution of arctic vegetation

Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 118-129

  Raynolds, Martha K ^a   Walker, Donald A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED VERY HIGH RESOLUTION RADIOMETERS (AVHRR); CLIMATE CHANGE;

BIOCLIMATE; CANADIAN SHIELDS; DEGLACIATIONS; NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE VEGETATION INDEX; TAIMYR PENINSULAS; VEGETATION TYPE;

VEGETATION;

EID: 70450250675     PISSN: 07038992     EISSN: 17127971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5589/m09-006     Document Type: Article

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