Application of Remote Sensing and GIS for Drought Monitoring
in the Khulna Region of Bangladesh.
Presented by
Rakibul Hasan Chowdhury
ID: ASH-M
Session:-
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Introduction:
Background of the Study
Drought
Drought is the
most common
natural disaster
which refer to
the dryness off
soil and it occur
fall of normal
precipitation or
absence of water
supply
Global
Aspect
WHO report
that 55 million
people are
affect drought
every year and
recent decade
their impact
rate rise
rapidly
Bangladesh
Aspect
Bangladesh had
faced economic
loss of 500
million dollars
and production
loss of 42% of
Aman paddy
rice due to
drought
Mitigation
Understanding
drought causes
is key to
mitigating its
effects and
ensuring
sustainable
water
management.
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Working process
3.1 Analytical Area
• Region: Khulna Division, Bangladesh
• Located between 21°60' - 24°13' N and
88°34' - 89°58' E.
• Area: 22,284.22 sq. km.
• South site-Sundarban, west site-west
Bangla(india), north site-Rajshahi
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Data Sources
No
1
Dataset
Landsat 5 and Landsat 8
Product
Resolution
used
Spatial
Temporal
NDVI
30 m
16 days
Dataset Provider
NASA LP DAAC at the USGS
EROS Center
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Landsat 5 and Landsat 8
LST
30 m
8 days
NASA LP DAAC at the USGS
EROS Center
3
PML-V2
ET
1000m
Monthly
PML_V2
4
CHIRPS
Void data
0.50
Monthly
UCSB/CHG
fill
5
USGS NED (National Elevation
Void data
Dataset)
fill
30m
USGS Earth Explorer
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Workflow
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Data Analysis
E = 0.004 × 𝑃𝑣 + 0.986
Determination of VCI
𝑁𝐷𝑉𝐼 =
𝑉𝐶𝐼 =
𝐿𝑆𝑇 =
𝑁𝐼𝑅 − 𝑅𝐸𝐷
𝑁𝐼𝑅 + 𝑅𝐸𝐷
𝑁𝐷𝑉𝐼 − 𝑁𝐷𝑉𝐼𝑚𝑖𝑛
× 100
𝑁𝐷𝑉𝐼𝑚𝑎𝑥 − 𝑁𝐷𝑉𝐼𝑚𝑖𝑛
𝑇𝐵
ʎ𝑇𝐵
1+
× 𝑙𝑛 ε
𝜌
𝑇𝐶𝐼 =
𝐿𝑆𝑇 max − 𝐿𝑆𝑇
𝐿𝑆𝑇 max − 𝐿𝑆𝑇 min
Determination of TCI
Were,
𝐿ʎ = 𝐺𝑎𝑖𝑛 × 𝐷𝑁 + 𝐵𝑖𝑎𝑠
𝑇𝐵 =
𝐾2
𝐾
ln 1 + 1
𝐿ʎ
•
𝐾1 = 500
𝐾2 =1068
•
λ : Wavelength of emitted radiance
•
𝜌 = 1.438×10-2 m/cdotpK
•
2
𝑁𝐷𝑉𝐼 − 𝑁𝐷𝑉𝐼𝑚𝑖𝑛
𝑃𝑣 = ቌ
ቇ
𝑁𝐷𝑉𝐼𝑚𝑎𝑥 − 𝑁𝐷𝑉𝐼𝑚𝑖𝑛
Data Analysis
Determination of VHI
Determination of Moran I
𝐼=
𝑉𝐻𝐼 = 𝜎 × 𝑉𝐶𝐼 + 1 − 𝛼 𝑇𝐶𝐼
Determination of SPEI
𝑊𝐵 = 𝑃 − 𝐸𝑇
𝑁 σ𝑖𝑗 𝑊𝑖𝑗 𝑋𝑖 − 𝑋
𝑋𝑗 − 𝑋
𝑆0 σ𝑖 𝑋𝑖 − 𝑋
2
Were,
N =Number of observations
Xi, Xj = Values at locations i and j
Input in R
SPEI Value
𝑋 = Mean of the values
Wij =Spatial weight between i and j
S0 = Sum of all spatial weights
IDW map in GIS
Result Analysis: VCI,TCI and VHI
TCI Maps
TCI Map
Maps
2025
VHI Maps
2024
2010
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Result Analysis: Trend of VCI, TCI and VHI
VCI Over Years
TCI Over Years
VHI Over Years
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Result Analysis: Coverage Area of VCI, TCI and VHI
VCI Coverage Area
Coverage area
80
R² = 0.7271
TCI Coverage Area
90.00%
70
80.00%
60
70.00%
90
R² = 0.8699
50.00%
50
40.00%
40
30.00%
20
30
20.00%
10
20
10.00%
0
10
0.00%-
R² = 0.5609
60
40
30
80
70
60.00%
50
VHI Coverage Area
-
-
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Result Analysis: SPEI and their condition
SPEI Condition In Given years
2010
1
0.5
-
SPEI
0
-0.5
-1
-1.5
-2
spei_2000
spei_2006
spei_2010
spei_2024
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Drought Trend
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Result Analysis: Moran I Analysis
Year
P Value
Z score
Moran Index
2000
0.0000
-
-
2006
0.0000
-
-
2010
00000
-
-
2016
0.0000
-
-
2020
0.0000
-
-
2022
0.0000
-
-
2024
0.0000
-
-
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Result Analysis : Correlation between Various Parameters
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Discussion
•
Decreasing Vegetation Health
- VCI, TCI, and VHI show a declining trend, indicating increasing drought severity over
time.
•
Regional Hotspots of Drought
-Southern districts (Bagerhat, Khulna, Satkhira) show persistent low VCI/VHI, indicating
prolonged vegetation stress due to climate and land use changes.
•
Spatial & Temporal Patterns
VCI (0.8; p < 0.001) and TCI reveal non-random, clustered drought impacts, mainly in
central and southern Khulna.
•
Comprehensive Drought Assessment
-Integrated use of multi-index (NDVI, LST), spatial modeling, and trend analysis
effectively reveals drought evolution and drivers.
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