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 …
Making better use of accuracy data in land change studies: Estimating accuracy and area and quantifying uncertainty using stratified estimation
The area of land use or land cover change obtained directly from a map may differ greatly
from the true area of change because of map classification error. An error-adjusted estimator …
from the true area of change because of map classification error. An error-adjusted estimator …
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 …
Recent trends in vegetation dynamics in the African Sahel and their relationship to climate
Contrary to assertions of widespread irreversible desertification in the African Sahel, a
recent increase in seasonal greenness over large areas of the Sahel has been observed …
recent increase in seasonal greenness over large areas of the Sahel has been observed …
A recent greening of the Sahel—trends, patterns and potential causes
For the last four decades there has been sustained scientific interest in contemporary
environmental change in the Sahel (the southern fringe of the Sahara). It suffered several …
environmental change in the Sahel (the southern fringe of the Sahara). It suffered several …