Satellite-Derived Vegetation Indices: A New Climatic Variable?

Abstract

Results of initial analyses suggest that vegetation indices may have a potential use as indicators of general climatic conditions and as monitors of year-to-year variability in specific climatic variables (e.g., seasonal precipitation, ET/PET, and Crop Moisture Index). Relationships between vegetation indices and climatic variables will continue to be studied as potential indicators of climatic conditions. If relationships between vegetation indices and climatic conditions can be established then vegetation can be indices might be used as one of many tools to monitor changes in global climatic conditions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 09, 1990
Accession Number
ADA227509

Entities

People

  • K. P. Gallo

Organizations

  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Climate
  • Climate Change
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Centers
  • Geographic Regions
  • High Resolution
  • Illinois
  • Indicators
  • Intervals
  • Moisture
  • Monitoring
  • Precipitation
  • Remote Sensing
  • United States
  • Urban Areas
  • Vegetation

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aquatic Ecology
  • Climatology
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation

Technology Areas

  • Space