Multisource data based agricultural drought monitoring and agricultural loss in China

Assessment of Multivariate Standardized Drought Index (MSDI) and Meteoro-Agricultural Drought Monitoring in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Porvince

Drought, as one of the most complicated natural events, causes many direct and indirect damages each year. Hence, single variable identification and monitoring of drought may not be appropriate enough for decision-making and management. In this study, in order to monitor the meteorological-agricultural drought in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Multivariate Standardized Drought Index (MSDI)...

Agricultural Research in China.

Agricultural Drought Monitoring in Kenya Using Evapotranspiration Derived from Remote Sensing andReanalysis Data

8.1 INTRODUCTION More than half of the people in sub-Saharan Africa live on less than US$ 1.25 per day, and nearly 30% do not receive sufficient nourishment to maintain daily health (UN, 2009a). These figures are expected to rise as a result of the recent global financial crisis that has led to an increase in food prices. Food for Peace (FFP), the program CONTENTS

Monitoring Agricultural Activities Using Asar Envisat Data

Space borne radar data facilitates continuous monitoring of almost any location on the earth (limitations in polar zones) with quite low costs. Almost weather-independent operation of radar systems enables a reliable and continuous record of data from earth’s surface. In the framework of an ESA pilot project (AO335), ENVISAT polarimetric SAR data of years 2004 and 2005 are examined for their us...

Benchmarking a Soil Moisture Data Assimilation System for Agricultural Drought Monitoring

Agricultural drought is defined as a shortage of moisture in the root zone of plants. Recently available satellite-based remote sensing data have accelerated development of drought early warning system by providing continuous soil moisture information in space and time. Nonetheless, the shallow sensing depth (top few cm) and uncertain accuracy of currentlyavailable satellite soil moisture retri...