Future opportunities and challenges in remote sensing of drought

Brian D. Wardlow, Martha C. Anderson, Justin Sheffield, Bradley D. Doorn, James P. Verdin, Xiwu Zhan, Matthew Rodell

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Abstract

The value of satellite remote sensing for drought monitoring was first realized more than two decades ago with the application of Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) data from the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) for assessing the effect of drought on vegetation, as summarized by Anyamba and Tucker.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationRemote Sensing of Drought
Subtitle of host publicationInnovative Monitoring Approaches
PublisherCRC Press
Pages389-409
Number of pages21
ISBN (Electronic)9781439835609
ISBN (Print)9781439835579
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2012

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Environmental Science(all)
  • Engineering(all)
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all)
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences(all)

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