Identifying Droughts Affecting Agriculture in Africa Based on Remote Sensing Time Series between 2000–2016: Rainfall Anomalies and Vegetation Condition in the Context of ENSO

Droughts are amongst the most destructive natural disasters in the world. In large regions of Africa, where water is a limiting factor and people strongly rely on rain-fed agriculture, droughts have frequently led to crop failure, food shortages and even humanitarian crises. In eastern and southern...

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Main Authors: Karina Winkler, Ursula Gessner, Volker Hochschild
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-08-01
Series:Remote Sensing
Subjects:
SPI
VCI
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/9/8/831