Analysis of vegetation response to rainfall with satellite images in Dongting Lake

Journal of Geographical Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 135-149

  Jiang, Weiguo ^a   Hou, Peng ^a,b   Zhu, Xiaohua ^c   Cao, Guangzhen ^d   Liu, Xiaoman ^b,c   Cao, Ruyin ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MEP   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

^d NATIONAL CLIMATE CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

Dongting Lake; eco hydrology; precipitation; remote sensing; vegetation; wetland

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952542326     PISSN: 1009637X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11442-011-0834-9     Document Type: Article

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