Satellite-based drought monitoring in Kenya in an operational setting

International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences - ISPRS Archives

Volumn 40, Issue 7W3, 2015, Pages 433-439

  Klisch, A ^a   Atzberger, C ^a   Luminari, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^b NATIONAL DROUGHT MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Drought Contingency Funds; Drought monitoring; Kenya; MODIS; NDMA; Whittaker smoother

Indexed keywords

CHAINS; ECONOMICS; FOOD SUPPLY; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; PIXELS; RADIOMETERS; SATELLITE IMAGERY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CONTINGENCY FUNDS; DROUGHT CONTINGENCY FUND; DROUGHT MANAGEMENT; DROUGHT MONITORING; KENYA; MODERATE-RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETERS; NATIONAL DROUGHT MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY; NEAR-REAL TIME; PROCESSING CHAIN; WHITTAK SMOOTH;

DROUGHT;

EID: 84930411698     PISSN: 16821750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.5194/isprsarchives-XL-7-W3-433-2015     Document Type: Conference Paper

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