Assessment the Effect of Drought on Vegetation in Desert Area using Landsat Data

Drought phenomenon is one kind of a disaster that can significantly affect the density of vegetation in any area especially dry regions. This study tries to express the effect of drought on vegetation cover in Yazd-Ardakan plain, central Iran. At first, annual average for SPI index was calculated fr...

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Main Authors: H. Khosravi, E. Haydari, S. Shekoohizadegan, S. Zareie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-04-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Remote Sensing and Space Sciences
Subjects:
SPI
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110982316301211