Quantitative plant species ?-diversity of grasslands at multiple spatial and temporal scales is important for investigating the responses biodiversity to global change protecting under change. Potential (i.e., SRp, Shannonp, Simpsonp Pieloup: potential richness, Shannon index, Simpson index Pielou respectively) were quantified by climate data annual temperature, precipitation radiation) actual ...

Abstract. Manila Bay is one of the most significant harbors in region, enabling commerce and trade between Philippines other countries. Its abundant natural resources have provided for generations its inhabitants driven socio-economic development centuries. Like water bodies adjacent to highly urbanized cities, increased organic nutrient loading from untreated domestic, industrial, agricultural...

This study has been undertaken to measure land cover change in Kinwat wildlife sanctuary, Nanded using NDVI. Remote Sensing and Image processing technologies enable us cope with the objectives of detection. Most changes vegetation are happening earth close proximity human inhabitations. Study is carried out analyze detect past present conditions area multi temporal remote sensing data IRS-LISS-...

Climate change is one of the global issues that receiving wide attention due to its clear impact on all living organisms. This essential for Iraq since it was classified as fifth most vulnerable country climate change. One manifestations these changes in increasing frequency and severity dust storms. In this study, Normalized Difference Dust Index (NDDI) spectral index Moderate Resolution Imagi...

Normalized difference vegetation index and land surface temperature data, in a sample plot each from east, center and west of Nepal, from 2000 to 2015, were analyzed to identify and compare the trends of vegetation and temperature changes during the period. The data were obtained from moderate resolutions imaging spectro-radiometer. Normalized difference vegetation index charactiszes a resoluti...

Identification of materials based on spectral reflectance is confounded by variations in magnitude that are independent the shape. Local such as viewing/illumination angles, multiscale soil surface roughness causes shadows and redistributes light, moisture content, all drive changes distinct from variations, complicate identification modeling targets features. Normalization metrics remove can g...

Global warming has obtained more and more attention because the global mean surface temperature has increased since the late 19th century. As more than 50% of the human population lives in cities, urbanization has become an important contributor for global warming. Pearl River Delta (PRD) in Guangdong Province, southern China, is one of the regions experiencing rapid urbanization that has resul...

Normalized difference vegetation index data from the polar-orbiting National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration meteorological satellites from 1982 to 1999 show significant variations in photosynthetic activity and growing season length at latitudes above 35 degrees N. Two distinct periods of increasing plant growth are apparent: 1982-1991 and 1992-1999, separated by a reduction from 1991 t...

Normalized difference vegetation index data from the polar-orbiting National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration meteorological satellites from 1982 to 1999 show significant variations in photosynthetic activity and growing season length at latitudes > 35 N. Two distinct periods of increasing plant growth were apparent: 1982 to 1991 and 1992 to 1999, separated by a reduction from 1991 to 199...