Monitoring Africa's Lake Chad basin with LANDSAT and NOAA satellite data

Abstract

Abstract Data from the LANDSAT and NOAA polar orbiting satellites are used to analyse the Lake Chad basin in Africa. AVHRR measurements spanning the November 1981-November 1982 period are used to monitor lake boundaries, vegetation growth and surface temperature patterns. Historical LANDSAT data from the 1972-1981 period are studied to track changes in lake and basin boundaries. Observations of lake conditions, as viewed from satellites, are related to the recent climate record