Quantifying the Impacts of the 2020 Flood on Crop Production and Food Security in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River, China

Quantifying the Impacts of the 2020 Flood on Crop Production and Food Security in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River, China

This study uses satellite imagery and geospatial data to examine the impact of floods over the main planting areas for double-cropping rice and grain crops in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. During summer 2020, a long-lasting 62-day heavy rainfall caused record-breaking floods over large ar...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Liang-Chen Wang, Duc Vinh Hoang, Yuei-An Liou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-06-01
Series:Remote Sensing
Subjects:
Sentinel
synthetic aperture radar
Copernicus Global Land Cover
crop production
food security
middle reaches of the Yangtze River
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/14/13/3140

Internet

https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/14/13/3140

Similar Items