Mapping pre-fire forest conditions with NOAA-AVHRR images in northern boreal forests

Geocarto International

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 21-32

  Oldford, Steven ^a   Leblon, Brigitte ^a   Gallant, Lisa ^a   Alexander, M E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

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EID: 85016373777     PISSN: 10106049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10106040308542286     Document Type: Article

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