Characteristics, drivers and feedbacks of global greening
Vegetation greenness has been increasing globally since at least 1981, when satellite
technology enabled large-scale vegetation monitoring. The greening phenomenon, together …
technology enabled large-scale vegetation monitoring. The greening phenomenon, together …
A review of environmental droughts: Increased risk under global warming?
This article reviews current drought effects on environmental systems. It stresses the need
for considering environmental drought as a relevant type to be included in drought …
for considering environmental drought as a relevant type to be included in drought …
A human-driven decline in global burned area
Fire is an essential Earth system process that alters ecosystem and atmospheric
composition. Here we assessed long-term fire trends using multiple satellite data sets. We …
composition. Here we assessed long-term fire trends using multiple satellite data sets. We …
Vegetation dynamics and responses to climate change and human activities in Central Asia
L Jiang, A Bao, H Guo, F Ndayisaba - Science of the Total Environment, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Knowledge of the current changes and dynamics of different types of vegetation in
relation to climatic changes and anthropogenic activities is critical for develo** adaptation …
relation to climatic changes and anthropogenic activities is critical for develo** adaptation …
Why food insecurity persists in sub-Saharan Africa: A review of existing evidence
This article is the third in a series of historical reviews on sub-Saharan Africa (SSA),
exploring why agricultural production and irrigation schemes are underperforming, and how …
exploring why agricultural production and irrigation schemes are underperforming, and how …
Evaluation of Earth Observation based global long term vegetation trends—Comparing GIMMS and MODIS global NDVI time series
A new and updated version of the AVHRR (Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer)
based GIMMS (Global Inventory Modelling and Map** Studies) NDVI (Normalized …
based GIMMS (Global Inventory Modelling and Map** Studies) NDVI (Normalized …
Greenness in semi-arid areas across the globe 1981–2007—an Earth Observing Satellite based analysis of trends and drivers
Semi-arid areas, defined as those areas of the world where water is an important limitation
for plant growth, have become the subject of increased interest due to the impacts of current …
for plant growth, have become the subject of increased interest due to the impacts of current …
Distinguishing the impacts of climate change and anthropogenic factors on vegetation dynamics in the Yangtze River Basin, China
Assessing and attributing vegetation dynamics can provide essential information for
environmental resources management, particularly for those regions with fragile …
environmental resources management, particularly for those regions with fragile …
[BOOK][B] The normalized difference vegetation index
N Pettorelli - 2013 - books.google.com
There has been a recent surge of interest in remote sensing and its use in ecology and
conservation but this is the first book to focus explicitly on the NDVI (Normalised Difference …
conservation but this is the first book to focus explicitly on the NDVI (Normalised Difference …
Analysis of monotonic greening and browning trends from global NDVI time-series
Remotely sensed vegetation indices are widely used to detect greening and browning
trends; especially the global coverage of time-series normalized difference vegetation index …
trends; especially the global coverage of time-series normalized difference vegetation index …