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RISRapid Assessment of Annual Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon Using MODIS Data
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: The Brazilian government annually assesses the extent of deforestation in the Legal Amazon for a variety of scientific and policy applications. Currently, the assessment requires the processing and storing of large volumes ...
Calculating Crop Water Requirement Satisfaction in the West Africa Sahel with Remotely Sensed Soil Moisture
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: he Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) mission will provide soil moisture data with unprecedented accuracy, resolution, and coverage, enabling models to better track agricultural drought and estimate yields. In turn, this ...
Exploiting the Convergence of Evidence in Satellite Data for Advanced Weather Index Insurance Design
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: AbstractThe goal of drought-related weather index insurance (WII) is to protect smallholder farmers against the risk of weather shocks and to increase their agricultural productivity. Estimates of precipitation and vegetation ...
Exploiting the Convergence of Evidence in Satellite Data for Advanced Weather Index Insurance Design
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: The goal of drought-related weather index insurance (WII) is to protect smallholder farmers against the risk of weather shocks and to increase their agricultural productivity. Estimates of precipitation and vegetation ...