Mapping irrigated areas in Afghanistan over the past decade using MODIS NDVI

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 149, Issue , 2014, Pages 155-165

  Shahriar Pervez, Md ^a   Budde, Michael ^a   Rowland, James ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Afghanistan; Food security; Irrigated areas; Landsat; MODIS NDVI

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; DECISION MAKING; DECISION TREES; FOOD SUPPLY; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SENSORS; SNOW MELTING SYSTEMS; SURFACE WATERS; TIME SERIES;

AFGHANISTAN; FOOD SECURITY; IRRIGATED AREAS; LANDSAT; MODIS NDVI;

RADIOMETERS;

EID: 84899858948     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2014.04.008     Document Type: Article

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