Research Article

Ecosystem Drought Response Timescales from Thermal Emission versus Shortwave Remote Sensing

Table 1

Summary of the spatial and temporal characteristics of the products used.

ProductYears availableSpace resolutionTime resolution

SPEI (1–48 months’ timescale)1901–20140.5°Monthly
VCI, TCI, VHI1982–20160.144°Weekly
MODIS (MCD12Q1)2000-20010.5°One time