Sixteen years of agricultural drought assessment of the BioBío region in Chile using a 250 m resolution Vegetation Condition Index (VCI)

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco Zambrano ◽  
Mario Lillo-Saavedra ◽  
Koen Verbist ◽  
Octavio Lagos
Keyword(s):  
Condition Index ◽  
Agricultural Drought ◽  
Drought Assessment ◽  
Vegetation Condition ◽  
Vegetation Condition Index

scholarly journals Drought assessment for kharif rice using standardized precipitation index (SPI) and vegetation condition index (VCI)

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 182-187
Author(s):  
DEEPA B. KAMBLE ◽  
SHWETA GAUTAM ◽  
HIMANI BISHT ◽  
SHRADDHA RAWAT ◽  
ARNAB KUNDU
Keyword(s):  
Standardized Precipitation Index ◽  
Condition Index ◽  
Precipitation Index ◽  
Agricultural Drought ◽  
Productivity Index ◽  
Weather Data ◽  
Multiple Regression Equation ◽  
Drought Assessment ◽  
Vegetation Condition ◽  
Vegetation Condition Index

The monthly weather data for 31 years from 1985-2015 was used to analyze the extent of meteorological drought using standardized precipitation index (SPI) over Allahabad, Kanpur and Lucknow. MODIS NDVI data from 2000-2015 was used for monitoring of agricultural drought through NDVI based vegetation condition index (VCI) for all the three districts. The monthly SPI and VCI values from July to October were correlated with productivity index (PI) of kharif rice.Both the indices (SPI and VCI) were positively correlated with PI for all the districts. In Allahabad SPI and VCI during September month showed a significant correlation (0.70**& 0.61*) while in Kanpur VCI during October and SPI of July and August were significantly correlated with PI of kharif Rice. The multiple regression equation developed for predicting kharif rice PI in Allahabad, Kanpur and Lucknow districts explained 69 to 76 per cent variabilityin PI. 

scholarly journals Comparison of Multi-Year Reanalysis, Models, and Satellite Remote Sensing Products for Agricultural Drought Monitoring over South Asian Countries

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (16) ◽  
pp. 3294
Author(s):  
Muhammad Shahzaman ◽  
Weijun Zhu ◽  
Irfan Ullah ◽  
Farhan Mustafa ◽  
Muhammad Bilal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Soil Moisture ◽  
South Asia ◽  
Satellite Remote Sensing ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Condition Index ◽  
Agricultural Drought ◽  
Drought Monitoring ◽  
Vegetation Condition ◽  
Vegetation Condition Index

The substantial reliance of South Asia (SA) to rain-based agriculture makes the region susceptible to food scarcity due to droughts. Previously, most research on SA has emphasized the meteorological aspects with little consideration of agrarian drought impressions. The insufficient amount of in situ precipitation data across SA has also hindered thorough investigation in the agriculture sector. In recent times, models, satellite remote sensing, and reanalysis products have increased the amount of data. Hence, soil moisture, precipitation, terrestrial water storage (TWS), and vegetation condition index (VCI) products have been employed to illustrate SA droughts from 1982 to 2019 using a standardized index/anomaly approach. Besides, the relationships of these products towards crop production are evaluated using the annual national production of barley, maize, rice, and wheat by computing the yield anomaly index (YAI). Our findings indicate that MERRA-2, CPC, FLDAS (soil moisture), GPCC, and CHIRPS (precipitation) are alike and constant over the entire four regions of South Asia (northwest, southwest, northeast, and southeast). On the other hand, GLDAS and ERA5 remain poor when compared to other soil moisture products and identified drought conditions in regions one (northwest) and three (northeast). Likewise, TWS products such as MERRA-2 TWS and GRACE TWS (2002–2014) followed the patterns of ERA5 and GLDAS and presented divergent and inconsistent drought patterns. Furthermore, the vegetation condition index (VCI) remained less responsive in regions three (northeast) and four (southeast) only. Based on annual crop production data, MERRA-2, CPC, FLDAS, GPCC, and CHIRPS performed fairly well and indicated stronger and more significant associations (0.80 to 0.96) when compared to others. Thus, the current outcomes are imperative for gauging the deficient amount of data in the SA region, as they provide substitutes for agricultural drought monitoring.

scholarly journals Assessing Agricultural Vulnerability to Drought in a Heterogeneous Environment: A Remote Sensing-Based Approach

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (20) ◽  
pp. 3363 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mst Ilme Faridatul ◽  
Bayes Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Vegetation Index ◽  
Crop Yields ◽  
Hazard Index ◽  
Condition Index ◽  
Agricultural Drought ◽  
Heterogeneous Environment ◽  
Yield Data ◽  
Vegetation Condition ◽  
Vegetation Condition Index

Agriculture is one of the fundamental economic activities in most countries; however, this sector suffers from various natural hazards including flood and drought. The determination of drought-prone areas is essential to select drought-tolerant crops in climate sensitive vulnerable areas. This study aims to enhance the detection of agricultural areas with vulnerability to drought conditions in a heterogeneous environment, taking Bangladesh as a case study. The normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) and land cover products from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) satellite images have been incorporated to compute the vegetation index. In this study, a modified vegetation condition index (mVCI) is proposed to enhance the estimation of agricultural drought. The NDVI values ranging between 0.44 to 0.66 for croplands are utilized for the mVCI. The outcomes of the mVCI are compared with the traditional vegetation condition index (VCI). Precipitation and crop yield data are used for the evaluation. The mVCI maps from multiple years (2006–2018) have been produced to compute the drought hazard index (DHI) using a weighted sum overlay method. The results show that the proposed mVCI enhances the detection of agricultural drought compared to the traditional VCI in a heterogeneous environment. The “Aus” rice-growing season (sown in mid-March to mid-April and harvested in mid-July to early August) receives the highest average precipitation (>400 mm), and thereby this season is less vulnerable to drought. A comparison of crop yields reveals the lowest productivity in the drought year (2006) compared to the non-drought year (2018), and the DHI map presents that the north-west region of Bangladesh is highly vulnerable to agricultural drought. This study has undertaken a large-scale analysis that is important to prioritize agricultural zones and initiate development projects based on the associated level of vulnerability.

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