Geospatial analysis of agricultural drought vulnerability using a composite index based on exposure, sensitivity and adaptive capacity

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

Volumn 12, Issue , 2015, Pages 163-171

  Murthy, C S ^a   Laxman, B ^a   Sesha Sai, M V R ^a  

^a Atmosphere and Oceanography Group   (India)

Author keywords

Andhra Pradesh; Crop stress; Disaster mitigation; Meteorological disaster; Natural hazard; NDVI

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939965785     PISSN: 22124209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2015.01.004     Document Type: Article

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