Monitoring desertification risk with an index integrating climatic and remotely‐sensed data: An example from the coastal area of Turkey

Abstract

In this paper a desertification risk index (DRI) based on the integration of climatic data and the normalised difference vegetation index (NDVI), obtained from National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration advance very high‐resolution radiometer (NOAA‐AVHRR) images, is discussed at the light of the aridity index and some eco‐physiological parameters. The good correlation between DRI, the aridity index and the eco‐physiological parameters suggests that DRI could be useful to measure the desertification risk. One advantage of DRI is that, with the help of a geographic information system (GIS), DRI maps can be easily obtained in short time and at relatively low costs.

Citation

Feoli, E., Giacomich, P., Mignozzi, K., Oztürk, M. and Scimone, M. (2003), "Monitoring desertification risk with an index integrating climatic and remotely‐sensed data: An example from the coastal area of Turkey", Management of Environmental Quality, Vol. 14 No. 1, pp. 10-21. https://doi.org/10.1108/14777830310460351