Use of the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) to Assess Land Degradation at Multiple Scales Current Status, Future Trends, and Practical Considerations /

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Yengoh, Genesis T. (Συγγραφέας), Dent, David (Συγγραφέας), Olsson, Lennart (Συγγραφέας), Tengberg, Anna E. (Συγγραφέας), Tucker III, Compton J. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2015.
• Σειρά: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science,
• Θέματα: Geography.; Remote sensing.; Environmental geography.; Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry.; Environmental Monitoring/Analysis.; Environmental Geography.

This report examines the scientific basis for the use of remotely sensed data, particularly Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), primarily for the assessment of land degradation at different scales and for a range of applications, including resilience of agro-ecosystems. Evidence is drawn...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction
• The potential for assessment of land degradation by remote sensing
• Applications of NDVI for land degradation assessment
• Limits to the use of NDVI in land degradation assessment
• Key issues in the use of NDVI for land degradation assessment
• Development of land degradation assessments
• Experts’ opinions on the use of NDVI for land degradation assessment
• Main global NDVI datasets and databases, and software
• Country-level use of satellite products to detect and map land degradation processes
• Challenges to the use of NDVI in land degradation assessments
• Recommendations for future application of NDVI
• Conclusion
• Appendices.