Use of the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) to Assess Land Degradation at Multiple Scales : Current Status, Future Trends, and Practical Considerations - Yengoh, Genesis T.; Dent, David; Olsson, Lennart; Tengberg, Anna E.; Tucker III, Compton J.; SpringerLink (Online service) (Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016)
Introduction -- The potential for assessment of land degradation by remote sensing -- Applications of NDVI for land degradation assessment -- Limits to the use of NDVI in land degradation assessment -- Key issues in the use of NDVI for land degradation assessment -- Development of land degradation assessments -- Experts' opinions on the use of NDVI for land degradation assessment -- Main global NDVI datasets and databases, and software -- Country-level use of satellite products to detect and map land degradation processes -- Challenges to the use of NDVI in land degradation assessments -- Recommendations for future application of NDVI -- Conclusion -- Appendices.
Keywords: Remote sensing; Environmental monitoring; Environmental geography; Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry.; Monitoring/Environmental Analysis; Environmental Geography