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Vegetation vulnerability to drought in Spain
Ana Pérez-hoyosFernando BeldaA. MorenoBeatriz MartínezManuel Campos-tabernerMaría Amparo GilabertFrancisco Javier García-haroNeus SabaterJoaquin Meliasubject
010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciencesClimateGeography Planning and Development0211 other engineering and technologiesSPIGrowing seasonlcsh:G1-92202 engineering and technology01 natural sciencesSequíaVegetation coverTropical vegetationEarth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)medicineTeledetecciónPrecipitation021101 geological & geomatics engineering0105 earth and related environmental sciencesSequíasMoistureDroughtÍndices meteorológicos de sequíaVegetaciónVegetation cover15. Life on landRemote sensingVegetation dynamicsAridGeography13. Climate actionClimatologyClimamedicine.symptomVegetation (pathology)lcsh:Geography (General)description
[EN] Frequency of climatic extremes like long duration droughts has increased in Spain over the last century.The use of remote sensing observations for monitoring and detecting drought is justified on the basis that vegetation vigor is closely related to moisture condition. We derive satellite estimates of bio-physical variables such as fractional vegetation cover (FVC) from MODIS/EOS and SEVIRI/MSG time series. The study evaluates the strength of temporal relationships between precipitation and vegetation condition at time-lag and cumulative rainfall intervals. From this analysis, it was observed that the climatic disturbances affected both the growing season and the total amount of vegetation. However, the impact of climate variability on the vegetation dynamics has shown to be highly dependent on the regional climate, vegetation community and growth stages. In general, they were more significant in arid and semiarid areas, since water availability most strongly limits vegetation growth in these environments.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-12-16 |