Analysis of the long-term agricultural drought onset, cessation, duration, frequency, severity and spatial extent using Vegetation Health Index (VHI) in Raya and its environs, Northern Ethiopia

Analysis of the long-term agricultural drought onset, cessation, duration, frequency, severity and spatial extent using Vegetation Health Index (VHI) in Raya and its environs, Northern Ethiopia

Abstract Background Droughts cause serious effects on the agricultural and agro-pastoral sector due to its heavy dependence on rainfall. Several studies on agricultural drought monitoring have been conducted in Africa in general and Ethiopia in particular. However , these studies were carried out us...

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Main Authors: Eskinder Gidey, Oagile Dikinya, Reuben Sebego, Eagilwe Segosebe, Amanuel Zenebe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-06-01
Series:Environmental Systems Research
Subjects:
Agricultural drought
LST
VCI
NDVI
TCI
Rainfall
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40068-018-0115-z

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