A conceptual model for assessing rainfall and vegetation trends in sub-Saharan Africa from satellite data

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 3582-3592

  Hoscilo, A ^a   Balzter, H ^b   Bartholome E ^c   Boschetti, M ^d   Brivio, P A ^d   Brink, A ^c   Clerici, M ^c   Pekel, J F ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEODESY AND CARTOGRAPHY   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^d INSTITUTE FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC SENSING OF THE ENVIRONMENT   (Italy)

Author keywords

Climate change; Environmental indicators; Food security; International development; Land resources

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOLOGY; FOOD SUPPLY; LAND USE; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITES; VEGETATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD SECURITY; INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; LAND RESOURCES; NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION'S; NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE VEGETATION INDEX; SATELLITE POUR L'OBSERVATION DE LA TERRE;

RAIN;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; FOOD SECURITY; NDVI; NUMERICAL MODEL; RAINFALL; SATELLITE DATA;

CAMEROON; CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC; KENYA; MADAGASCAR; NIGERIA; SOUTH AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 84943374347     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.4231     Document Type: Article

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