Investigation of relationship between rainfall and vegetation index by using NOAA/AVHRR satellite images

World Applied Sciences Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1678-1682

  Hashemi, Seyed Armin ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Azerbaijan province; NDVI; NOAA AVHRR; Rainfall; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864912380     PISSN: 18184952     EISSN: 19916426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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