Digital Image 16-2
Rainfall, groundwater, and NDVI trends in the Fertile Crescent. From C. P. Kelley, S. Mohtadi, M. A. Cane, R. Seager, and Y. Kushnir. 2015. Climate change in the Fertile Crescent and implications of the recent Syrian drought. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 112(11), 3,241–3,246, Figure 2. doi:10.1073/pnas.1421533112
A. Winter rainfall 1931 to 2008
B. Rainfall change 1931 to 2008.
C. Groundwater depletion between 2008 and mean of 2002 to 2007.
D. Vegetation decline between 2008 and mean of 2001 to 2007.