Predictability of vegetation cycles over the semi-arid region of Gourma (Mali) from forecasts of AVHRR-NDVI signals

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 123, Issue , 2012, Pages 246-257

  Mangiarotti, S ^a   Mazzega, P ^a   Hiernaux, P ^a   Mougin, E ^a  

^a CNES   (France)

Author keywords

Horizon of predictability; NDVI satellite data; Nonlinear prediction; Semi arid region; Spatial scale; Vegetation cycle

Indexed keywords

HORIZON OF PREDICTABILITIES; NDVI SATELLITE DATUM; NONLINEAR PREDICTION; SEMI-ARID REGION; SPATIAL SCALE; VEGETATION CYCLES;

ARID REGIONS; VEGETATION;

FORECASTING;

ANNUAL VARIATION; AVHRR; ERROR ANALYSIS; NDVI; NOAA SATELLITE; NONLINEARITY; PREDICTION; RECONSTRUCTION; RESOLUTION; SEMIARID REGION; STATISTICAL DATA; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

GOURMA-RHAROUS; MALI; TOMBOUCTOU [MALI];

EID: 84859935853     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2012.03.011     Document Type: Article

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