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  <dc:contributor>B.D. Wardlow</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>T. Tadesse</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>M.J. Hayes</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>B. C. Reed</dc:contributor>
  <dc:creator>Jesslyn F. Brown</dc:creator>
  <dc:date>2008</dc:date>
  <dc:description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;The development of new tools that provide timely, detailed-spatial-resolution drought information is essential for improving drought preparedness and response. This paper presents a new method for monitoring drought-induced vegetation stress called the Vegetation Drought Response Index (VegDRI). VegDRI integrates traditional climate-based drought indicators and satellite-derived vegetation index metrics with other biophysical information to produce a 1 km map of drought conditions that can be produced in near-real time. The initial VegDRI map results for a 2002 case study conducted across seven states in the north-central United States illustrates the utility of VegDRI for improved large-area drought monitoring.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</dc:description>
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  <dc:identifier>10.2747/1548-1603.45.1.16</dc:identifier>
  <dc:language>en</dc:language>
  <dc:publisher>Taylor &amp; Francis</dc:publisher>
  <dc:title>The Vegetation Drought Response Index (VegDRI): A new integrated approach for monitoring drought stress in vegetation</dc:title>
  <dc:type>article</dc:type>
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