| タイトル | Monitoring East African vegetation using AVHRR data |
| 著者（英） | Gwynne, M. D.; Justice, C. O.; Holben, B. N. |
| 著者所属（英） | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center|Maryland Univ.|United Nations General Assembly. Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space. |
| 発行日 | 1986-11-01 |
| 言語 | eng |
| 内容記述 | NOAA Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer satellite data are applied to regional vegetation monitoring in East Africa. Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) data for a one-year period from May 1983 are used to examine the phenology of a range of vegetation types. The integrated NDVI data for the same period are compared with an ecoclimatic zone map of the region and show marked similarities. Particular emphasis is placed on quantifying the phenology of the Acacia Commiphora bushlands. Considerable variation was found in the phenology of the bushlands as determined by the satellite NDVI, and is explained through the high spatial variability in the distribution of rainfall and the resulting green-up of the vegetation. The relationship between rainfall and NDVI is further examined for selected meteorological stations existing within the bushland. A preliminary estimate is made of the length of growing season using an NDVI thresholding technique. |
| NASA分類 | EARTH RESOURCES AND REMOTE SENSING |
| レポートNO | 87A24781 |
| 権利 | Copyright |
| URI | https://repository.exst.jaxa.jp/dspace/handle/a-is/379832 |
