Abstract
In this study, we produced satellite-based drought indices such as NDVI(normalized difference vegetation index), NDWI(normalized difference water index), and NDDI(normalized difference drought index) and extracted time-series principal components from the drought indices using EOF(empirical orthogonal function) method to examine their relationships with climatic variables. We found that the first principal components of the drought indices for Sonid Right Banner, Inner Mongolia were dominant in cold seasons and were closely related to low temperature, little rainfall, and high surface albedo. The satellite-based drought indices and their EOF analyses can be utilized for the studies of cold-season drought and warm-season drought as well.
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