Famine early warning systems and remote sensing data

Famine Early Warning Systems and Remote Sensing Data

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1-313

  Brown, Molly E ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

FOOD SUPPLY; NASA;

DEVELOPMENT POLICIES; EARLY WARNING SYSTEM; INTERDISCIPLINARY WORK; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS; OPERATIONAL NEEDS; REMOTE SENSING APPLICATIONS; REMOTE SENSING DATA; SCIENCE DISCIPLINES;

REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 84889971215     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-75369-8     Document Type: Book

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