Limitations of Remote Sensing in Assessing Vegetation Damage Due to the 2019–2021 Desert Locust Upsurge

Limitations of Remote Sensing in Assessing Vegetation Damage Due to the 2019–2021 Desert Locust Upsurge

The 2019–2020 Desert Locust (DL) upsurge in East Africa threatened food security for millions in the region. This highlighted the need to track and quantify the damaging impacts of the swarming insects on cropland and rangelands. Satellite Earth observations (EO) data have the potential to contribut...

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Main Authors: Emily C. Adams, Helen B. Parache, Emil Cherrington, Walter L. Ellenburg, Vikalp Mishra, Ronan Lucey, Catherine Nakelembe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Climate
Subjects:
locust
NDVI
vegetation
damage assessment
MODIS
harmonized landsat sentinel
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fclim.2021.714273/full

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