Long-term vegetation monitoring with NDVI in a diverse semi-arid setting, central New Mexico, USA

Time-series of normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) are shown to capture essential features of seasonal and inter-annual vegetation variability at six nearby yet distinct vegetation communities in semi-arid New Mexico, USA NDVI values tend to follow a uniform order across communities, relat...

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Published in:Journal of arid environments 2004-07, Vol.58 (2), p.249-272
Main Authors: Weiss, Jeremy L, Gutzler, David S, Coonrod, Julia E.Allred, Dahm, Clifford N
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
air temperature
AVHRR
Climate
climatic factors
growing season
meteorological data
NDVI
normalized difference vegetation index
Phenology
plant communities
precipitation
Remote sensing
semiarid zones
South-western North America
spatial variation
temporal variation
time series analysis
Time-series
Vegetation
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Summary:Time-series of normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) are shown to capture essential features of seasonal and inter-annual vegetation variability at six nearby yet distinct vegetation communities in semi-arid New Mexico, USA NDVI values tend to follow a uniform order across communities, related directly to local vegetation. All communities exhibit a bimodal growing season on average, with peaks in springtime and summer. NDVI fluctuations are more spatially uniform in spring than in summer. NDVI variability corresponds to precipitation variability from the North American monsoon and El Niño-Southern Oscillation, and shows agreement with regional ground measurements.
ISSN:0140-1963
1095-922X
DOI:10.1016/j.jaridenv.2003.07.001