Using MODIS EVI to detect vegetation damage caused by the 2008 ice and snow storms in south China

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Chen, Ji ^a   Sun, Liqun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWING SEASON; ICE STORM; INDEX METHOD; LANDSAT; LEAF AREA INDEX; MODIS; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RADIOMETER; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SLOPE; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TOPOGRAPHY; VEGETATION TYPE;

CHINA;

EID: 78149301634     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JG001246     Document Type: Article

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