Vegetation, water and thermal stress index for study of drought in Nepal and central northeastern India

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 903-912

  Shakya, Naresh ^a   Yamaguchi, Yasushi ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; RAIN; RAIN GAGES;

CLIMATIC VARIATION; LAND SURFACE TEMPERATURE; NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE VEGETATION INDEX; NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE WATER INDEX; NORTHEASTERN INDIA; PRECIPITATION RADAR; TROPICAL RAINFALL MEASURING MISSIONS; VEGETATION TEMPERATURE CONDITION INDEX;

VEGETATION;

ARID REGION; CLIMATE VARIATION; DROUGHT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; LAND SURFACE; MONITORING SYSTEM; NDVI; RAINFALL; SATELLITE DATA; SEMIARID REGION; SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

INDIA; NEPAL;

EID: 77951116811     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160902902617     Document Type: Article

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