Characterization of the spatial and temporal variability of surface water in the Soudan-Sahel region of Africa

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1472-1483

  Kaptué, Armel T ^a   Hanan, Niall P ^a   Prihodko, Lara ^a  

^a SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

MNDWI; MODIS; NDVI; remote sensing; Sahel; spectral index; water body

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ARID REGION; LANDSAT; MODIS; NDVI; SEASONALITY; SEMIARID REGION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SURFACE WATER; WATER RESOURCE;

SAHEL [SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA]; SUDAN;

EID: 84892920751     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698961     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrg.20121     Document Type: Article

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