Assessing the Impacts of the 2009/2010 Drought on Vegetation Indices, Normalized Difference Water Index, and Land Surface Temperature in Southwestern China

Figure 3

Drought areas quantified by the averaged monthly DSI from November 2009 to March 2010. D1 = incipient drought; D2 = mild drought; D3 = moderate drought; D4 = severe drought; D5 = extreme drought; ND = no drought.