Qu, John J.Wu, Di2014-09-182014-09-182014-05https://hdl.handle.net/1920/8897Agriculture is often the first and most vulnerable sector to be affected by drought events. As a rapidly developing technology, remote sensing coupled with Geographic Information Science (GIS) provides great potential for rapid and spatial-explicit agricultural drought monitoring. The research presented in this dissertation is dedicated to promoting agricultural drought monitoring and impact assessment using satellite remote sensing and GIS technology.143 pagesenCopyright 2014 Di WuRemote sensingGeographic information science and geodesyAgricultureAgricultural droughtGISRemote sensingThe Corn BeltDissertation