Monitoring vegetation drought using MODIS remote sensing indices for natural forest and plantation areas

Autor: Helmi Zulhaidi Mohd Shafri, Ahmad Ainuddin Nuruddin, Hazandy Abdul Hamid, Arnaldo Aitor Marin Atucha, Sheriza Mohd Razali
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Journal of Spatial Science. 61:157-172
ISSN: 1836-5655
1449-8596
DOI: 10.1080/14498596.2015.1084247
Popis: Natural forest, oil palm and rubber plantations are economically and environmentally important for Peninsular Malaysia. The present study analysed four years of moderate-resolution imaging spectroradiometer (MODIS) surface reflectance data to develop spectral indices of vegetation, water availability and moisture stress for the study area. The indices – the Normalised Difference Vegetation Index, the Normalised Difference Water Index and the Moisture Stress Index – were applied to the three different habitats to monitor drought and develop a Malaysia Southwest Monsoon (M-SWM) classification. By integrating indicators of the Southwest Monsoon, the Standard Precipitation Index, mean precipitation and temperature and spectral indices correlation analysis, M-SWM classification showed greater sensitivity to drought conditions than any of the individual indicators alone. The results also found that July is the driest month; it was the only period classified as ‘Very Dry’ based on the M-SWM.
Databáze: OpenAIRE