INVESTIGADORES
PENALBA Olga Clorinda
congresos y reuniones científicas
Título:
Evaluating a new index as a drought monitoring tool
Autor/es:
O. PENALBA, J. RIVERA
Lugar:
Ciudad de Buenos Aires
Reunión:
Conferencia; Understanding Desertification and Land Degradation Trends, UNCCD/CST First Scientific Conference; 2009
Institución organizadora:
UNCCD/CST
Resumen:
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