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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
earth and planetary sciences
Analysis of climate and vegetation characteristics along the savanna-desert ecotone in mali using MODIS data
GIScience and Remote Sensing, Volume 46, No. 4, Year 2009
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Description
MODIS data were used in conjunction with 600 ground survey points to create a 500 m resolution land cover product of Mali. It improves upon previously published land cover products for this region in resolution and accuracy. Of particular importance is the ability to detect small-scale, but important, wetland features such as rice cultivation areas. A combination of classical ground survey of vegetation type and structure, meteorological data, and remote sensing was used to quantify the relationship between vegetation and climate along the sensitive Sahel savanna-desert transition. The study demonstrates the effectiveness of using MODIS data for regional-scale studies. © 2009 by Bellwether Publishing, Ltd. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Rian, Sigrid
United States, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
Yongkang Xue, Yongkang
United States, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
MacDonald, Glen M.
United States, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
Touré, Mahamoudou B.
Mali, Bamako
University of Bamako Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Odonto-stomatology
Yu, Yifan
United States, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
de Sales, Fernando H.
United States, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
Levine, Paul A.
United States, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
Doumbia, Seydou O.
Mali, Bamako
University of Bamako Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Odonto-stomatology
Taylor, Charles E.
United States, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
Statistics
Citations: 16
Authors: 9
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.2747/1548-1603.46.4.424
ISSN:
15481603
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
Mali