Remote sensing of drought: Progress, challenges and opportunities

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• Publication year

  2015

• Venue

  Reviews of Geophysics

• Publication date

  2015-06-01

• Fields of study

  Geology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1002/2014RG000456
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