Famine Early Warning Systems and Remote Sensing Data /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Brown, Molly E. (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2008.
Edition:	1st ed. 2008.
Subjects:	Environmental management. Remote sensing. Climate change. Physical geography. Human geography. Environmental Management. Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry. Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts. Climate Change. Physical Geography. Human Geography.

Table of Contents:

Background
Conceptual Frameworks
FEWS NET's Structure and Remote Sensing
Remote Sensing for Early Warning
Rainfall Estimates
Derived Agricultural and Climate Monitoring Products
Vegetation Index Measurements
Climate Forecasts
Food Security Analysis
FEWS NET's Integrated Analytical Areas
Dynamic Communication and Decision Support
Use of Remote Sensing in FEWS NET Country and Regional Offices
Population Datasets
Food Markets and Prices
Scenario Development and Contingency Planning
Case Studies
Case Study: Ethiopia and the 2002-2003 Food Security Crisis
Remote Sensing Data in the Mesoamerican Food Security Early Warning System (MFEWS)
Zimbabwe's Crisis of 2006-2007
Analysis and the Future
Power, Politics and Remote Sensing
The Future of FEWS NET.

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