Sensitivity analysis assessment of remotely based vegetation indices to improve water resources management

Environment, Development and Sustainability

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1209-1222

  Elhag, Mohamed ^a  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Global sensitivity analysis; Remote sensing; Spatial decision support system; Suitability map; Uncertainty; Vegetation indices; Water resources management

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DROUGHT; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GAUSSIAN METHOD; LEAF AREA INDEX; MAP; NDVI; REMOTE SENSING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

EID: 84941733791     PISSN: 1387585X     EISSN: 15732975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10668-014-9522-0     Document Type: Article

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