Detecting changes in surface water area of Lake Kyoga sub-basin using remotely sensed imagery in a changing climate

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 127, Issue 1-2, 2017, Pages 327-337

  Nsubuga, F W N ^a   Botai, Joel O ^b   Olwoch, Jane M ^c   Rautenbach, C J W ^b   Kalumba, Ahmed M ^b   Tsela, Philemon ^b   Adeola, Abiodun M ^b   Sentongo, Ausi A ^b   Mearns, Kevin F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL SPACE AGENCY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DROUGHT; IMAGERY; LAKE WATER; LANDSAT; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINFALL; REMOTE SENSING;

LAKE KYOGA; UGANDA;

EID: 84941662790     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: 14344483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-015-1637-1     Document Type: Article

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