Paper presented at the 37th Asian Conference on Remote Sensing (ACRS): Promoting Spatial Data Infrastructure for Sustainable Economic Development, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 17-21 October 2016.
Beginning on 14 May 2016, a low pressure area over the Bay of Bengal caused torrential rain to fall
across Sr...
Alahacoon, Niranga
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Pani, Peejush
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Matheswaran, Karthikeyan
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Samansiri, Srimal
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Amarnath, Giriraj
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[Rapid emergency response mapping for the 2016 floods in Kelani river basin, Sri Lanka]
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Rapid emergency response mapping for the 2016 floods in Kelani river basin, Sri Lanka
Increasing frequency of drought events coupled uncertainty imparted by climate change pose grave threat to agriculture and thereby overall food security. This is especially true in South Asian region where world’s largest concentration of people depends on agriculture for their livelihood. Indic...
Pani, Peejush
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Alahacoon, Niranga
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Amarnath, Giriraj
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Bharani, Gurminder
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Mondal, S.
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Jeganathan, C.
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[Comparison of SPI [Standardized Precipitation Index] and IDSI [Integrated Drought Severity Index] applicability for agriculture drought monitoring in Sri Lanka]
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Comparison of SPI [Standardized Precipitation Index] and IDSI [Integrated Drought Severity Index] applicability for agriculture drought monitoring in Sri Lanka
Amarnath, Giriraj
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Pani, Peejush
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Alahacoon, Niranga
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Chockalingam, J.
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Mondal, S.
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Matheswaran, K.
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Sikka, Alok
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Rao, K. V.
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Smakhtin, Vladimir
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[Development of a system for drought monitoring and assessment in South Asia]
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Development of a system for drought monitoring and assessment in South Asia
Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectro-radiometer (MODIS) time-series Normalized Differential Vegetation Index (NDVI) products are regularly used for vegetation monitoring missions and climate change analysis. However, satellite observation is affected by the atmospheric condition, cloud state and s...
Mondal, S.
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Jeganathan, C.
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Amarnath, Giriraj
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Pani, Peejush
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[Time-series cloud noise mapping and reduction algorithm for improved vegetation and drought monitoring]
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Time-series cloud noise mapping and reduction algorithm for improved vegetation and drought monitoring