Warming, Sheep and Volcanoes: Land Cover Changes in Iceland Evident in Satellite NDVI Trends

In a greening Arctic, Iceland stands out as an area with very high increases in the AVHRR Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI, 1982–2010). We investigated the possible sources of this anomalous greening in Iceland’s dynamic landscape, analyzing changes due to volcanism and warming temperatu...

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Main Authors: Martha Raynolds, Borgþór Magnússon, Sigmar Metúsalemsson, Sigurður H. Magnússon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-07-01
Series:Remote Sensing
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/7/8/9492