Project Funding: 2011 - 2014

NRA: 2009 NASA: Land Cover / Land Use Change   

Funded by NASA

Abstract:
This project will detect the spatial patterns and temporal variability of cropping patterns throughout South Asia. We will develop approaches to fuse multitemporal MODIS, Landsat, TRMM and data from other sensors to develop and disseminate a 250m resolution dataset on cropping patterns since the year 2000. Comparison with patterns and trends in climate variability will enable us to assess the sensitivity of agricultural productivity to climate variability. The dataset will establish a baseline against which future anomalies can be assessed and the methodology will facilitate operational monitoring of cropping patterns in South Asia. Higher-resolution analyses in selected areas will be used to assess accuracy and improve interpretation of the multitemporal data.