An Application of MODIS Surface Reflectance Product for Drought Assessment on Agriculture Area in Manukwari-West Papua-Indonesia

Abstract

Drought is one of the natural disasters in Indonesia. Some regions in Indonesia are very vulnerable to drought, including West Papua. This research aimed to map the droughtiness level on the agriculture area in Manokwari-West Papua using MODIS Surface Reflectance and Moisture Adequacy Index (MAI) methods. A total of 20 MODIS surface reflectance image recording 2018 and ground check on agriculture area at some location were used for the analysis. Research shows that MODIS Surface Reflectance and MAI methods are entirely accurate in describing the level of drought in the agriculture area in Manokwari-West Papua.