Early cotton production assessment in Greece based on a combination of the drought Vegetation Condition Index (VCI) and the Bhalme and Mooley Drought Index (BMDI)

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 25, Issue 23, 2004, Pages 5373-5388

  Domenikiotis, C ^a   Spiliotopoulos, M ^b   Tsiros, E ^b   Dalezios, N R ^a  

^a School of Agricultural Sciences   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; DROUGHT; METEOROLOGY; RADIOMETERS; SATELLITES; VEGETATION;

BHALME AND MOOLEY VEGETATION CONDITION INDEX (BMVCI); CORRELATION COEFFICIENTS; PALMER DROUGHT SEVERITY INDEX (PDSI); VEGETATION CONDITION INDEX (VCI);

COTTON;

AVHRR; COTTON; DATA PROCESSING; DROUGHT; NOAA SATELLITE; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

CORRELATION; COTTON; DROUGHT; METEOROLOGY; PLANTS; SATELLITES;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 10844262641     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160410001705033     Document Type: Article

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