Temporal responses of NDVI to precipitation and temperature in the central Great Plains, USA
Center for Remote Sensing and Integrated Systems · University of Kansas · +2 more institutions
Abstract
Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) is generally recognized as a good indicator of terrestrial vegetation productivity. Understanding climatic influences, in particular precipitation and temperature, on NDVI enables prediction of productivity changes under different climatic scenarios. We examined temporal responses of remotely sensed NDVI to precipitation and temperature during a nine-year period (1989-97) in Kansas. Biweekly (every two weeks) and monthly precipitation data were derived from 410 weather stations and biweekly temperature data were derived from 17 weather stations inside and around the borders of Kansas. Biweekly and monthly climate maps were derived by interpolation. Biweekly growing…
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- Normalized Difference Vegetation Index
- Precipitation
- Advanced very-high-resolution radiometer
- Environmental science
- Growing season
- Climatology
- Vegetation (pathology)
- Climate change
- Climate action