Developing Vegetation Health Index from biophysical variables derived using MODIS satellite data in the Trans-Gangetic plains of India

Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 376-384

  Tripathi, Rahul ^a   Sahoo, R N ^b   Gupta, V K ^b   Sehgal, V K ^b   Sahoo, P M ^c  

^a CENTRAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^c ICAR INDIAN AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll content; Equivalent water thickness; Leaf area index; NDVI; Vegetation health index

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875110224     PISSN: 2079052X     EISSN: 20790538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.9755/ejfa.v25i5.11580     Document Type: Article

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