Assessment of regional forest and scrub productivity using a coupled vegetation process model with remote sensing

Geocarto International

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 5-14

  Coops, N C ^a   White, J D ^b,d   Scott, N A ^c,d  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^d NONE   (New Zealand)

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EID: 85010491129     PISSN: 10106049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10106040208542249     Document Type: Article

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