Monitoring Spatio-Temporal Distribution of Rice Planting Area in the Yangtze River Delta Region Using MODIS Images

A large-area map of the spatial distribution of rice is important for grain yield estimations, water management and an understanding of the biogeochemical cycling of carbon and nitrogen. In this paper, we developed the Normalized Weighted Difference Water Index (NWDWI) for identifying the unique cha...

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Main Authors: Jingjing Shi, Jingfeng Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-07-01
Series:Remote Sensing
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/7/7/8883