A review of techniques and technologies for sand and dust storm detection

Reviews in Environmental Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 305-322

  Muhammad Akhlaq, ^a   Sheltami, Tarek R ^a   Mouftah, Hussein T ^b  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Environmental science; Remote sensing; Satellite imaging; Weather monitoring; Wireless sensor networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865439950     PISSN: 15691705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11157-012-9282-y     Document Type: Review

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