Investigation of changes in vegetation cover over Mosul and Wasit provinces of Iraq

Authors

  • ZAHRAA A. AL-RAMAHY Department of Atmospheric Sciences, College of Science, Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq
  • ALAA M. AL-LAMI Department of Atmospheric Sciences, College of Science, Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq
  • DOAA G. MERIE Department of Atmospheric Sciences, College of Science, Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq
  • KHAWLA N. ZEKI Department of Atmospheric Sciences, College of Science, Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54386/jam.v27i2.2930

Keywords:

Vegetation cover, NDVI, EVI, Climate change, Vegetation characterisation

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01-06-2025

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AL-RAMAHY, Z. A., AL-LAMI, A. M., MERIE, D. G., & ZEKI, K. N. (2025). Investigation of changes in vegetation cover over Mosul and Wasit provinces of Iraq. Journal of Agrometeorology, 27(2), 242–244. https://doi.org/10.54386/jam.v27i2.2930

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Vol. 27 No. 2 (2025): June

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