Essays about: "NOAA-AVHRR-NDVI"

Found 2 essays containing the word NOAA-AVHRR-NDVI.

1. 1. Spatial assessment of NDVI as an indicator of desertification in Ethiopia using remote sensing and GIS

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Gezahagn Negash Seboka; [2016]
   Keywords : NDVI and Rainfall; land degradation; climate change; desertification; NOAA AVHRR; land cover; GIS; Physical Geography and Ecosystem analysis; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Desertification is a serious environmental and socio-economic problem occurring at global, regional and local scale. According to Article 1(a) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), define the term “desertification” means “land degradation in arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid (dry lands) areas resulting from various factors, including climatic variations and human activities”. READ MORE

3. 2. Climate variability and satellite : observed vegetation responses in Tanzania

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Wilbert Timiza; [2011]
   Keywords : NOAA-AVHRR-NDVI; rainfall; sea surface temperature; Tanzania; trend; correlation; climate variability; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Climate and vegetation growth of an area are interrelated processes; both take place on small to global scales. However, climate change and variability impacts on vegetation in most places in the world including Tanzania is of great concern since vegetation supports many socio-economic sectors, and plays a crucial role in atmospheric greenhouse gas moderation. READ MORE