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...
Main Authors: | H. J. Hernández, T. Acuña, P. Reyes, M. Torres, E. Figueroa |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2016-06-01
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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 |
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