Integrated methodology for estimating water use in mediterranean agricultural areas

Remote Sensing

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 445-465

  Alexandridis, Thomas K ^a   Cherif, Ines ^a   Chemin, Yann ^a   Silleos, George N ^a   Stavrinos, Eleftherios ^b   Zalidis, George C ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b Ministry of Rural Development and Food   (Greece)

Author keywords

Irrigation; Remote sensing; Surface energy fluxes; Water

Indexed keywords

ACTUAL EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; AGRICULTURAL AREAS; AGRICULTURAL USE; EUROPEAN WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE; FRESH WATER; HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION; INTEGRATED METHODOLOGY; LANDSAT-5; OPERATIONAL USE; SATELLITE IMAGES; SURFACE ENERGY FLUXES; TERRA-MODIS; USER FRIENDLY INTERFACE; WATER MANAGERS; WATER SAVING; WATER USE;

ESTIMATION; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; TIME SERIES; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER SUPPLY;

WATER RESOURCES;

EID: 80051680990     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20724292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/rs1030445     Document Type: Article

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