Mapping crop types, irrigated areas, and cropping intensities in heterogeneous landscapes of southern india using multi-temporal medium-resolution imagery: Implications for assessing water use in agriculture

Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing

Volumn 78, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 815-827

  Heller, Elizabeth ^a   Rhemtulla, Jeanine M ^b   Lele, Sharachchandra ^c   Kalacska, Margaret ^a   Badiger, Shrinivas ^c   Sengupta, Raja ^b   Ramankutty, Navin ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c ASHOKA TRUST FOR RESEARCH IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (India)

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EID: 84868015960     PISSN: 00991112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14358/PERS.78.8.815     Document Type: Article

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