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Ben Khalfallah C., Delaître Eric, Ouerchefani D., Demagistri Laurent, Allouche F. K., Darragi F., Seyler Frédérique. (2018). Monitoring vegetation dynamics in southern Tunisia using SPOT-5 (Take5) data : a case study of the Tozeur oases. Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, 12 (4), p. art. 046002 [14 p.]. ISSN 1931-3195.

Titre du document
Monitoring vegetation dynamics in southern Tunisia using SPOT-5 (Take5) data : a case study of the Tozeur oases
Année de publication
2018
Type de document
Article référencé dans le Web of Science WOS:000446577700001
Auteurs
Ben Khalfallah C., Delaître Eric, Ouerchefani D., Demagistri Laurent, Allouche F. K., Darragi F., Seyler Frédérique
Source
Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, 2018, 12 (4), p. art. 046002 [14 p.] ISSN 1931-3195
Spatial data on vegetation dynamics are sparse for the Djerid oases of Tunisia, but such data are urgently needed by policy makers for natural resource management purposes. These data can be collected by remote sensing and analyzed using Geographic Information System software. We analyzed the changing dynamics of the Tozeur oases in southwestern Tunisia using normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) index data that were generated from SPOT-5 (Take5) satellite imagery taken from April to September, 2015. We used agglomerative hierarchical clustering (AHC) to produce a dendrogram that segmented the area into similar NDVI classes, then analyzed these clusters with reference to ground-truth data collected by field surveys. The unsupervised classification map produced by AHC represents a spatial model of the NDVI distribution in the oases. The results revealed seven different clusters with very high spatial heterogeneity that were linked to biophysical parameters in the field.
Plan de classement
Etudes, transformation, conservation du milieu naturel [082] ; Télédétection [126]
Description Géographique
TUNISIE ; ZONE SEMIARIDE
Localisation
Fonds IRD [F B010074086]
Identifiant IRD
fdi:010074086
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