Lake Chad Total Surface Water Area as Derived from Land Surface Temperature and Radar Remote Sensing Data
Lake Chad, located in the middle of the African Sahel belt, underwent dramatic decreases in the 1970s and 1980s leaving less than ten percent of its 1960s surface water extent as open water. In this paper, we present an extended record (dry seasons 1988–2016) of the total surface water area of the l...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2018-02-01
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| Series: | Remote Sensing |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/10/2/252 |