Geology and monitoring vegetation greenness based on temporal climate variability in Aring

• Main Author: Mohamad Najib Md Khatib
• Format: Undergraduate Final Project Report
• Published: 2018
• Online Access: http://discol.umk.edu.my/id/eprint/5020/

Aring is a part of Gua Musang district located in South of Kelantan. This study is conducted to produce the geology map of the study area, to investigate the temporal climate variability of the vegetation greenness and to determine the changes in the distribution of vegetation dynamics. The method used is geological mapping and remote sensing method. By using Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer(MODIS) platform, vegetation greenness can be observed through Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI). The growth and health of vegetation can be monitored easily without visiting the site. Vegetation greenness is mainly effected by climate condition such as rainfall and temperature and also ecosystem disturbances. The research shows relationship between vegetation greenness and climatic variables in Aring. The analysis of seasonal vegetation greenness and dynamics in Aring, Kelantan from year 2014 to 2016 shows that the seasonal patterns of NDVI in palm tree and rubber tree were associated with the rainfall pattern in the regions. There were positive relationships between NDVI and rainfall for palm tree and rubber tree. Meanwhile, temperature was found strongly negative correlated for rubber tree.