• Rajesh bhakar
• Rahul

Abstract The spatio-temporal dynamics of irrigation in the arid landscapes of the Thar Desert has been quantified using 16 Day composite MODIS sensor derived MOD13Q time series for the year 2016-2017 for estimating the relative contribution of irrigated and rain-fed agriculture in the bi-modal crop growth cycle practiced in these areas. The documentation of the expansion of irrigation in the Thar Desert carried out using time series of mid-February MOD13Q data sets indicates a fourfold increase in the area under groundwater irrigation over the period 2001-2017. In fact over the course of this period, the area under groundwater irrigation has substantially surpassed the area under canal irrigation.

Key words: Arid Lands, Irrigation, MODIS, NDVI, Change Detection

"Quantifying the Spatio-temporal Dynamics of Irrigated Agriculture in Thar Desert Using Time Series of MODIS Imageries", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.453-466, June-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906A71.pdf

"Quantifying the Spatio-temporal Dynamics of Irrigated Agriculture in Thar Desert Using Time Series of MODIS Imageries", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp453-466, June-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906A71.pdf