Comparison of satellite-derived LAI and precipitation anomalies over Brazil with a thermal infrared-based Evaporative Stress Index for 2003-2013

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 526, Issue , 2015, Pages 287-302

  Anderson, Martha C ^a   Zolin, Cornelio A ^b   Hain, Christopher R ^c   Semmens, Kathryn ^d   Tugrul Yilmaz, M ^e   Gao, Feng ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d Nature Nurture Center   (United States)

^e MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Amazon; Brazil; Drought; Evapotranspiration; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; DROUGHT; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; INFRARED RADIATION; RADIOMETERS; RAIN; RAIN GAGES; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; VEGETATION;

AEROSOL CONTAMINATION; AMAZON; BRAZIL; MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER; PRECIPITATION ANOMALIES; PRECIPITATION PATTERNS; REFERENCE EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; THERMAL INFRARED REMOTE SENSING;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

EID: 84936348533     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2015.01.005     Document Type: Article

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