HOW MUCH CARBON IS STORED IN DESERTS? AN APPROACH FOR THE CHILEAN ATACAMA DESERT USING LANDSAT-8 PRODUCTS

The Atacama Desert in northern Chile is known as the driest place on Earth, with an average rainfall of about 15 mm per year. Despite these conditions, it contains a rich variety of flora with hundreds of species characterised by their extraordinary ability to adapt to this extreme environment. Thes...

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Main Authors: H. J. Hernández, T. Acuña, P. Reyes, M. Torres, E. Figueroa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2016-06-01
Series:The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
Online Access:https://www.int-arch-photogramm-remote-sens-spatial-inf-sci.net/XLI-B8/879/2016/isprs-archives-XLI-B8-879-2016.pdf