| Title | Monitoring Drought Affected Vegetation with AVHRR |
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| Author | Allison, E W; Brown, R J; Press, H; Gairns, J |
| Source | International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium - IGARSS '89/12th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing, Proceedings, Vancouver, B.C., July 10-14; 1989 p. 1965-1967 |
| Year | 1989 |
| Alt Series | Earth Sciences Sector, Contribution Series 20040789 |
| Alt Series | RESORS 1072509 |
| Document | book |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | paper |
| Abstract | Data from the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) on the NOAA series of meteorological satellites can be used to generate a coast effective near real-time vegetation-based drought
indicator. During the summer of 1988, the Canada Centre for Remote Sensing and the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration used these data to monitor vegetation conditions and help determine drought program assistance payments. This paper
discusses factors affecting this satellite technique and outlines procedures used to monitor drought affected vegetation in over 400 different administrative units in Western Canada. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 217591 |
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