Agricultural drought monitoring in the dry zone of Myanmar using MODIS data | |
| Author | May Sabai Oo |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.RS-15-03 |
| Subject(s) | Droughts--Myanmar Land use--Remote sensing--Myanmar Droughts--Remote sensing--Myanmar |
| Note | A thesis Submitted in partial fulfillment ofthe requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. RS-15-03 |
| Abstract | Agricultural production is somewhat controlled by climate and climate factor, agriculture is the most vulnerably affected by climate change. On the other hand, food and nutrient are basic need for human daily subsidence. Thus, most of concern sector are challenged by climate change impacts in agriculture. As the Myanmar is an agricultural based country, itis highly vulnerable to climate change because agricultural sector is being the backbone of its economy. Drought is difficult to issue in forecasting and warning for meteorologists and researchers. Drought is a natural hazard considered to be part of the climate. This study focused on two main parts which are thorough analysis of available MODIS satellite images of NDVI and LST and meteorological data in dry zone region in the Republic of the Union of Myanmar. MODIS satellite images were used for Agricultural drought in this study. They were identified using TVDI which is basically a function of NDVI and LST. Monthly rainfall, monthly mean Maximum and monthly mean Minimum Temperature data were be used for defining drought severity and duration, and for predicting the onset and end of periods of drought. In this study drought was identified using meteorological data which is basically a function of RDI. |
| Year | 2015 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. RS-15-03 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology |
| Department | Department of Information and Communications Technologies (DICT) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Remote Sensing (RS) |
| Chairperson(s) | Tripathi, Nitin Kumar |
| Examination Committee(s) | Shrestha, Rajendra Prasad; Taravudh Tipdecho |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Thailand International Development Cooperation Agency (TICA) |
| Degree | Thesis (M. Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2015 |