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Assessment of Vegetation Cover Using Normalized Difference Vegetation Index Based on Satellite Images: Case Study from Ajloun in Northern Jordan

Authors : Anna Igorevna Kurbatova, Hani Abu-Qdais, Elizaveta Andreevna Grigorets, Polina Viktorovna Kozhevnikova

Published in: Recent Advances in Environmental Science from the Euro-Mediterranean and Surrounding Regions (2nd Edition)

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

In this study, the vegetation cover in the Ajloun forest reserve was assessed using moderate spatial resolution satellite images. It was possible to construct maps of the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) for the study area, during the period 2000–2018 using the special QGIS software. Statistical analysis of the minimum NDVI values indicated an increasing trend in the vegetative cover of the study area, where NDVI values were increased from 0.05 to 0.18 during the period 2000–2018. Using satellite images in assessing the vegetation cover is a robust method that saves time and efforts. The results allow conducting a predictive analysis of the dynamics of the state of forest ecosystems based on actual data and will be useful as a tool for decision-makers to make informed decisions for inventory, remote control of logging, assessment of the consequences of fires, forest pathological monitoring, and scientific research.

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Title: Assessment of Vegetation Cover Using Normalized Difference Vegetation Index Based on Satellite Images: Case Study from Ajloun in Northern Jordan
Authors: Anna Igorevna Kurbatova
Hani Abu-Qdais
Elizaveta Andreevna Grigorets
Polina Viktorovna Kozhevnikova
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: Recent Advances in Environmental Science from the Euro-Mediterranean and Surrounding Regions (2nd Edition)
Print ISBN: 978-3-030-51209-5

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-51210-1

Copyright Year: 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51210-1_292