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Temporal analysis of normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) and land surface temperature (LST) parameters to detect changes in the Iberian land cover between 1981 and 2001

Ana B. RuescasBelen FranchJ. CuencaM. AtitarCristian MattarJuan C. Jiménez-muñozV. HidalgoYves JulienGuillem SoriaJosé A. Sobrino

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geographygeography.geographical_feature_categoryAdvanced very-high-resolution radiometermedia_common.quotation_subjectEnhanced vegetation indexLand coverNormalized Difference Vegetation IndexDesertificationPeninsulaClimatologymedicineGeneral Earth and Planetary SciencesEnvironmental scienceSatellitemedicine.symptomVegetation (pathology)media_common

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In past decades, the Iberian Peninsula has been shown to have suffered vegetation changes such as desertification and reforestation. Normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) and land surface temperature (LST) parameters, estimated from data acquired by the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) sensor onboard the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) satellite series, are particularly adapted to assess these changes. This work presents an application of the yearly land-cover dynamics (YLCD) methodology to analyse the behaviour of the vegetation, which consists of a combined multitemporal study of the NDVI and LST parameters on a yearly basis. Throughout the 1981-2001 period, trend analysis of the YLCD parameters emphasizes the areas that have endured the greatest changes in their vegetation. This result is corroborated by results from previous studies.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2011-03-28International Journal of Remote Sensing
https://doi.org/10.1080/01431161003762363