Vegetation cover in African drought region (Google / EUMETSAT)

Read at : Google Alert – images of the Africa Drought

http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/News/Features/809364?l=en

Meteosat monitors vegetation cover in African drought region

Data from the Land Surface Analysis Satellite Application Facility (LSA SAF) archive, based on Meteosat Second Generation, are tracing the evolution of the fraction of vegetation cover (FVC) in the Horn of Africa continuously.

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Author: Willem Van Cotthem

Honorary Professor of Botany, University of Ghent (Belgium). Scientific Consultant for Desertification and Sustainable Development.

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