Introduction

Background

   GreenRevolution

   Gujarat, India

   SatelliteImagery

Part I-Vegetation Derivation

Methods

Results/Discussion

Conclusions

Part II-Land Cover Change

    Dams

    Irrigation

    Desertification

Conclusions

Final Thoughts

Acknowledgements

Works Cited 

List of Figures and Appendix

Figure 10

Scatter Plot of NDVI v. SMA

Highlighting NDVI Vegetation Increments

NDVI Vegetation Values

           -0.46              -0.09              0.28               0.64              1.01

            Spectral Mixture Analysis Percent Live Cover

This plot shows the values of each pixel in the northern scene plotted by their vegetation values according to NDVI and SMA results. Each color represents a small, equal increment of vegetation abundance as calculated by NDVI. The corresponding pixels are mapped on the image in Figure 11.

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