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South American Vegetation Stress

The leaf area index can be used as a proxy for vegetation stress during certain stages in the crop cycle (focusing on grains & oilseeds), and reanalysis supports this measure as a reliable indicator for identifying yield limitations. The map below derived from NASA's MERRA archives.

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Uploaded on February 16, 2012
Taken on February 15, 2012