Fodder Biomass Monitoring in Sahelian Rangelands Using Phenological Metrics from FAPAR Time Series

Fodder Biomass Monitoring in Sahelian Rangelands Using Phenological Metrics from FAPAR Time Series

Timely monitoring of plant biomass is critical for the management of forage resources in Sahelian rangelands. The estimation of annual biomass production in the Sahel is based on a simple relationship between satellite annual Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and in situ biomass data. Th...

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Main Authors: Abdoul Aziz Diouf, Martin Brandt, Aleixandre Verger, Moussa El Jarroudi, Bakary Djaby, Rasmus Fensholt, Jacques André Ndione, Bernard Tychon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-07-01
Series:Remote Sensing
Subjects:
fodder biomass
FAPAR
phenological metrics
ecoregion
food security
models
Sahel
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/7/7/9122

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