Global interannual variability in terrestrial ecosystems: Sources and spatial distribution using MODIS-derived vegetation indices, social and biophysical factors

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 32, Issue 19, 2011, Pages 5393-5411

  Rowhani, Pedram ^a   Linderman, Marc ^b   Lambin, Eric F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; LAND USE; POPULATION STATISTICS; RADIOMETERS; RAIN; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SURFACE MEASUREMENT; TROPICS;

ECOSYSTEM DISTURBANCE; ENHANCED VEGETATION INDEX; INTEGRATED VEGETATION INDEX; INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY; INTERANNUAL VARIATION; MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER SATELLITES; RAINFALL VARIABILITY; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS;

VEGETATION;

ANNUAL VARIATION; ECOZONE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; LAND SURFACE; LAND USE; MAPPING; MODIS; RAINFALL; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM; TREND ANALYSIS; VEGETATION DYNAMICS; VEGETATION INDEX;

ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PHENOLS; PLANTS; RAIN; SATELLITES; TROPICS;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 80053105703     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431161.2010.501042     Document Type: Article

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