Vegetation response to rainfall pulses in the Sonoran Desert as modelled through remotely sensed imageries

ABSTRACT In northwestern Mexico in an annual cycle comprised months 2008–2009, we estimated the effects of cumulative rainfall and previous vegetation status on current vegetative greenness adjusted for soil reflectance [via the Transformed Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index (TSAVI)] and canopy water co...

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Published in:International journal of climatology 2014-12, Vol.34 (15), p.3967-3976
Main Authors: Rodríguez‐Moreno, Victor M., Bullock, Stephen H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal and plant ecology
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Biological and medical sciences
Climatology. Bioclimatology. Climate change
Earth, ocean, space
Exact sciences and technology
External geophysics
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
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Meteorology
NDII
phenology
Precipitation
precipitation effects
slope effects
Synecology
Terrestrial ecosystems
TRMM
TSAVI
Vegetation
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Summary:ABSTRACT In northwestern Mexico in an annual cycle comprised months 2008–2009, we estimated the effects of cumulative rainfall and previous vegetation status on current vegetative greenness adjusted for soil reflectance [via the Transformed Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index (TSAVI)] and canopy water content [via the Normalized Difference Infrared Index (NDII)]. Sample kernels (540 of
ISSN:0899-8418
1097-0088
DOI:10.1002/joc.3955