Vegetation activity monitoring as an indicator of eco-hydrological impacts of extreme events in the southeastern USA

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 519-544

  Brun, Julien ^a   Barros, Ana P ^a  

^a Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; AQUIFERS; DATA FLOW ANALYSIS; ECOLOGY; FLOODS; HURRICANES; HYDROGEOLOGY; RADIOMETERS; STORMS; WETLANDS;

AGRICULTURAL AREAS; DISTURBANCE PATTERNS; ENHANCED VEGETATION INDEX; HURRICANE LANDFALL; HYDROLOGICAL IMPACTS; MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; VEGETATION ACTIVITY;

VEGETATION;

BIOINDICATOR; COASTAL ZONE; DROUGHT; ECOHYDROLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXTREME EVENT; FLOODING; HURRICANE EVENT; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; MODIS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; STORM SURGE; TIMESCALE; VEGETATION; VEGETATION INDEX;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84866465017     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431161.2012.714088     Document Type: Article

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