Rain-Use-Efficiency: What it Tells us about the Conflicting Sahel Greening and Sahelian Paradox

Rain-Use-Efficiency: What it Tells us about the Conflicting Sahel Greening and Sahelian Paradox

Rain Use Efficiency (RUE), defined as Aboveground Net Primary Production (ANPP) divided by rainfall, is increasingly used to diagnose land degradation. Yet, the outcome of RUE monitoring has been much debated since opposite results were found about land degradation in the Sahel region. The debate is...

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Main Authors: Cécile Dardel, Laurent Kergoat, Pierre Hiernaux, Manuela Grippa, Eric Mougin, Philippe Ciais, Cam-Chi Nguyen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-04-01
Series:Remote Sensing
Subjects:
Sahel
re-greening
degradation
RUE
RESTREND
NDVI
GIMMS-3g
MODIS
herbaceous vegetation
Sahelian paradox
run-off
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/6/4/3446

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