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Lars Eklundh

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National Drought Impact Monitoring- A NOAA NDVI and precipitation data study of Ethiopia

Author

  • Ulf Helldén
  • Lars Eklundh

Summary, in English

This is a study on the potential of NOAA satellite data for operational early warning and food security monitoring at a national level.



Ethiopian NOAA NDVI 15-day composites (1981-1985) are analysed and compared to precipitation data including time series records from more than 200 stations. Anomaly analyses are introduced and the regional distribution of the 1984 drought is clearly identified. A strong relationship betwen satellite vegetation index anomalies and precipitation anomalies is demonstrated.



It is concluded that NOAA NDVI GAC data can be used as an essential input to a national early warning and food security monitoring system if restricted to the drylands of Ethiopia.

Department/s

  • Dept of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science

Publishing year

1988

Language

English

Publication/Series

Lund Studies in Geography, Ser. C. General, Mathematical and Regional Geography

Document type

Report

Publisher

Lund University Press

Topic

  • Physical Geography

Keywords

  • NOAA AVHRR NDVI
  • remote sensing
  • drought impact
  • desertification
  • food security

Status

Published

Report number

15

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISBN: 91-7996-048-7