The Second Modified Perpendicular Drought Index (MPDI1): A Combined Drought Monitoring Method with Soil Moisture and Vegetation Index

Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 873-881

  Li, Zhe ^a   Tan, Debao ^a  

^a CHANGJIANG RIVER SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

Drought monitoring; Modified Perpendicular Drought Index (MPDI); NIR Red reflectance space; Perpendicular Drought Index (PDI); Soil moisture; Vegetation index

Indexed keywords

BARE SOIL; DROUGHT; MONITORING; REFLECTANCE; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SOIL MOISTURE; THEMATIC MAPPING; VEGETATION INDEX;

EID: 84887992236     PISSN: 0255660X     EISSN: 09743006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12524-013-0264-5     Document Type: Article

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