VSDI: A visible and shortwave infrared drought index for monitoring soil and vegetation moisture based on optical remote sensing

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 34, Issue 13, 2013, Pages 4585-4609

  Zhang, Ning ^a,b   Hong, Yang ^b   Qin, Qiming ^a   Liu, L ^b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFRARED RADIATION; MOISTURE; REMOTE SENSING; VEGETATION;

AGRICULTURAL DROUGHT; DROUGHT MONITORING; GROUND TRUTH DATA; LAND-COVER TYPES; OPTICAL REMOTE SENSING; SHORT WAVE INFRARED; SPATIAL INFORMATIONS; THRESHOLD METHODS;

DROUGHT;

DROUGHT; INDEX METHOD; LAND COVER; MONITORING; REFLECTANCE; REMOTE SENSING; SOIL MOISTURE; VEGETATION TYPE;

OKLAHOMA [OKLAHOMA (STT)]; OKLAHOMA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84876453966     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431161.2013.779046     Document Type: Article

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