Use of Remote-Sensing-Based Global Products for Agricultural Drought Assessment in the Narmada Basin, India
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Data Used
2.2.1. Meteorological Data
2.2.2. Remote-Sensing-Based Global Products
2.2.3. Reservoir Characteristics and Operational Data
2.3. Drought Iindices and Assessment
2.3.1. Indices Derived from Rainfall
2.3.2. Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI)
2.3.3. Soil Moisture Content
2.3.4. Reservoir Water Surface Area
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. SPI and RIs over the Narmada Basin
3.2. Changes in the NDVI
3.3. Changes in the Soil Moisture
3.4. Relationship between the Rainfall, the NDVI, and the Soil Moisture
3.5. Reservoir Storage
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
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SPI | RIs | Category |
---|---|---|
SPI > 2 | RIs > 2 | Extremely wet |
1.5 < SPI ≤ 2 | 1.5 < RIs ≤ 2 | Severely wet |
1 < SPI ≤ 1.5 | 1 < RIs ≤ 1.5 | Moderately wet |
1 < SPI ≤ −1 | −1 < RIs ≤ 1 | Near Normal |
−1.5 < SPI ≤ −1 | −1.5 < RIs ≤ −1 | Moderate drought |
−2 < SPI ≤ −1.5 | −2 < RIs ≤ −1.5 | Severe drought |
SPI ≤ −2 | RIs ≤ −2 | Extreme drought |
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Sirisena, J.; Augustijn, D.; Nazeer, A.; Bamunawala, J. Use of Remote-Sensing-Based Global Products for Agricultural Drought Assessment in the Narmada Basin, India. Sustainability 2022, 14, 13050. https://doi.org/10.3390/su142013050
Sirisena J, Augustijn D, Nazeer A, Bamunawala J. Use of Remote-Sensing-Based Global Products for Agricultural Drought Assessment in the Narmada Basin, India. Sustainability. 2022; 14(20):13050. https://doi.org/10.3390/su142013050
Chicago/Turabian StyleSirisena, Jeewanthi, Denie Augustijn, Aftab Nazeer, and Janaka Bamunawala. 2022. "Use of Remote-Sensing-Based Global Products for Agricultural Drought Assessment in the Narmada Basin, India" Sustainability 14, no. 20: 13050. https://doi.org/10.3390/su142013050