Journal of Environmental Science International (한국환경과학회지)

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Relationship between Vegetation Index and Meteorological Element in Yongdam Catchment

용담댐시험유역 기상자료와 식생지수의 상관성 분석

  • Received : 2018.06.28
  • Accepted : 2018.08.17
  • Published : 2018.11.30
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Abstract

The real-time monitoring of surface vegetation is essential for the management of droughts, vegetation growth, and water resources. The availability of land cover maps based on remotely collected data makes the monitoring of surface vegetation easier. The vegetation index in an area is likely to be proportional to meteorological elements there such as air temperature and precipitation. This study investigated relationship between vegetation index based on Moderate Resolution Image Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and ground-measured meteorological elements at the Yongdam catchment station. To do this, 16-day averaged data were used. It was found that the vegetation index is well correlated to air temperature but poorly correlated to precipitation. The study provides some intuition and guidelines for the study of the droughts and ecologies in the future.

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