[HTML][HTML] Improving cover and management factor (C-factor) estimation using remote sensing approaches for tropical regions

A Almagro, TC Thomé, CB Colman, RB Pereira… - International Soil and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE)'s cover and management
factor (C-factor) is one of the most difficult factors to obtain, mainly because long-term …

Drought impacts on vegetation activity in the Mediterranean region: An assessment using remote sensing data and multi-scale drought indicators

CM Gouveia, RM Trigo, S Beguería… - Global and Planetary …, 2017 - Elsevier
The present work analyzes the drought impacts on vegetation over the entire Mediterranean
basin, with the purpose of determining the vegetation communities, regions and seasons at …

A comparison of time series similarity measures for classification and change detection of ecosystem dynamics

S Lhermitte, J Verbesselt, WW Verstraeten… - Remote sensing of …, 2011 - Elsevier
Time series of remote sensing imagery or derived vegetation indices and biophysical
products have been shown particularly useful to characterize land ecosystem dynamics …

Assessment of vegetation dynamics and their response to variations in precipitation and temperature in the Tibetan Plateau

L Zhong, Y Ma, MS Salama, Z Su - Climatic change, 2010 - Springer
Abstract The Tibetan Plateau is a region sensitive to climate change, due to its high altitude
and large terrain. This sensitivity can be measured through the response of vegetation …

Factors affecting long-term trends in global NDVI

Y Yang, S Wang, X Bai, Q Tan, Q Li, L Wu, S Tian, Z Hu… - Forests, 2019 - mdpi.com
Diagnosing the evolution trends of vegetation and its drivers is necessary for ecological
conservation and restoration. However, it remains unclear what the underlying distribution …

A remote sensing approach for regional-scale mapping of agricultural land-use systems based on NDVI time series

B Bellón, A Bégué, D Lo Seen, CA De Almeida… - Remote Sensing, 2017 - mdpi.com
In response to the need for generic remote sensing tools to support large-scale agricultural
monitoring, we present a new approach for regional-scale mapping of agricultural land-use …

On the variation of NDVI with the principal climatic elements in the Tibetan Plateau

J Sun, G Cheng, W Li, Y Sha, Y Yang - Remote Sensing, 2013 - mdpi.com
Temperature and precipitation have been separately reported to be the main factors
affecting the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) in the Tibetan Plateau. The …

Booming markets for Moroccan argan oil appear to benefit some rural households while threatening the endemic argan forest

TJ Lybbert, A Aboudrare, D Chaloud… - Proceedings of the …, 2011 - National Acad Sciences
Morocco's argan oil is now the most expensive edible oil in the world. High-value argan
markets have sparked a bonanza of argan activity. Nongovernmental organizations …

Spatial patterns of the NDVI–rainfall relationship at the seasonal and interannual time scales in an African savanna

S Chamaille‐Jammes, H Fritz… - International Journal of …, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
Climate change is predicted to affect both the mean annual rainfall and its seasonal
distribution over the African continent. Understanding their respective influences on primary …

Precipitation and temperature regulate the seasonal changes of NDVI across the Tibetan Plateau

J Sun, X Qin - Environmental Earth Sciences, 2016 - Springer
The spatiotemporal variability of the seasonal dynamics of the climate and vegetation index
was analyzed, and the relationship between the vegetation index and various climate factors …