The status of Egypt's agricultural lands using MODIS Aqua data

Egyptian Journal of Remote Sensing and Space Science

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 83-89

  Hereher, Mohamed E ^a  

^a Damietta University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Agricultural land; Egypt; EVI; MODIS

Indexed keywords

RADIOMETERS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CULTIVATED LANDS; EGYPT; ENHANCED VEGETATION INDEX; GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE; IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE; MODIS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

AGRICULTURE;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AQUA (SATELLITE); ARID REGION; MODIS; SATELLITE IMAGERY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; VEGETATION INDEX;

EGYPT;

EID: 84880920926     PISSN: 11109823     EISSN: 20902476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrs.2013.03.001     Document Type: Article

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