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Spatial and temporal assessment of drought in the Northern highlands of Ethiopia

Tagel Gebrehiwot,A. Veen,B. Maathuis

2011 · DOI: 10.1016/j.jag.2010.12.002
International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation · 258 Citations

TLDR

The results of the SPI and VCI analysis reveal that the eastern and southern zones of the study region suffered a recurrent cycle of drought over the last decade and demonstrates the utility of the vegetation condition index in semi-arid and arid regions.