Mixed-effects modelling of time series NDVI-rainfall relationship for detecting human-induced loss of vegetation cover in drylands

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 74, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1552-1563

  Omuto, C T ^a,b   Vargas, R R ^b   Alim, M S ^b   Paron, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^b FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Loss of vegetation; Mixed effects; NDVI; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ARID REGION; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; NDVI; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; REMOTE SENSING; TIME SERIES; VEGETATION COVER; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

SOMALIA;

EID: 77956229861     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2010.04.001     Document Type: Article

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