USING REMOTE-SENSING AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION-SYSTEMS FOR ANALYZINGLANDSCAPE DROUGHT INTERACTION/

The effects of the drought of 1988 in Kansas, U.S.A., have been evalua ted by calculating the difference in Advanced Very High Resolution Rad iometer (AVHRR) Normalized Difference Vegetation Index values recorded in 1988 from values recorded in 1987, a year of normal precipitation. Landscape parameters including land cover, soil permeability, availab le water capacity, soil texture, depth to water table, and slope were examined to determine if certain landscape elements imperilled an area to potential drought damage. Land cover, slope and depth to water tab le were found to have an effect on an area's drought susceptibility.