Modeling rain-fed maize vulnerability to droughts using the standardized precipitation index from satellite estimated rainfall-Southern Malawi case study

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

Volumn 4, Issue , 2013, Pages 71-81

  Jayanthi, Harikishan ^a   Husak, Gregory J ^a   Funk, Chris ^a   Magadzire, Tamuka ^b   Chavula, Adams ^c   Verdin, James P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SADC FANR   (Botswana)

^c Senior Agrometeorologist   (Malawi)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crop yield; Drought early warning; Evapotranspiration; Satellite RFE 2; Standardized precipitation index; Vulnerability modeling

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877639144     PISSN: 22124209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2013.02.001     Document Type: Article

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