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Assessing NDVI Spatial Pattern as Related to Irrigation and Soil Salinity Management in Al-Hassa Oasis, Saudi Arabia

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Sustainability of irrigated agriculture in arid and semi arid lands depends, mainly on the level of soil salinity and the quality of irrigation water. Remotely sensed data can provide information about the extent of vegetated irrigated areas. Al-Hassa oasis, Saudi Arabia is probably the largest oasis in the world depends mostly on tapped ground water to irrigate mainly date palm groves for its economic survival. This study tried to investigate the extent of soil salinity and the quality of irrigation water and the relationship with vegetation growth, employing NDVI derived from Landsat satellite imagery.

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The author like to acknowledge the Space Research Institute, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) for providing the satellite imagery and King Faisal University for the financial support of the study. Thanks to Dr. Masoud Abdel Atti, Water Studies Center, King Faisal University for his technical assistance.

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Aldakheel, Y.Y. Assessing NDVI Spatial Pattern as Related to Irrigation and Soil Salinity Management in Al-Hassa Oasis, Saudi Arabia. J Indian Soc Remote Sens 39, 171–180 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12524-010-0057-z

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