The growth of space science in African countries for Earth observation in the 21st century

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 109, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages

  Ngcofe, Luncedo ^a   Gottschalk, Keith ^b  

^a Western Cape Regional Office   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Climate change; Environmental monitoring; International collaboration; Satellite; South Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873623780     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: 19967489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/sajs.2013/a001     Document Type: Note

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