1. Crop condition and Drought Monitoring Sources: 1. MODIS 1B data 2. MODIS NDVI 16day Product 3. FY3 Mersi Methods: 1.VHI is used for drought monitoring in China 2.The NDVI anomaly is used for crop condition monitoring in the Global.

2. Drought Monitoring Map in China (VHI), August, 2012  Drought in Shandong affecting winter wheat in May  Drought in Yunnan affecting crop growth from March to May  Drought in Inner Mongolia affecting crop growth  Drought across China in August 2012 is not significant  Mild drought occurs in the Inner Mongolia and South-west of China

3. Inter-annual Crop Condition Map in China, August, 2012  Crop condition across China during the period of Jan- Aug in 2012 is comparable to 2011.  Crop condition in Huanghuai region in 2012 is worse than 2011 due to rainstorm  Crop condition in the South-west in 2012 is worse than 2011

4. Inter-annual Crop Condition Map in North American, August, 2012  Crop condition across US in August 2012 is a little worse than 2011.  Crop condition in August 2012 is better than 2011 in south-east of US, and south of Canada  Crop condition in August 2012 is worse than 2011 in the center of US and north-east of Mexico.

5. Inter-annual Crop Condition Map in European, August, 2012  Crop condition in August 2012 is worse than 2011 in the south of Russia, the center and north of Italy, the south-west of Hungary, and the south of Romania.