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Remote Sens. 2010, 2, 990-1013; doi:10.3390/rs2040990 OPEN ACCESS Remote Sensing ISSN 2072-4292 /journal/remotesensing Article Monitoring Vegetation Phenological Cycles in Two Different Semi-Arid Environmental Settings Using a Ground-Based NDVI System: A Potential Approach to Improve Satellite Data Interpretation Malika Baghzouz 1,* , Dale A. Devitt 1,* , Lynn F. Fenstermaker 2 and Michael H. Young 2 1 School of Life Sciences, University of Nevada Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4004, USA 2 Desert Research Institute, 755 E. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, NV 89119, USA; E-Mails: lynn.fenstermaker@ (L.F.F.); Michael.young@ (M.H.Y.) * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mails: mimib09@ (M.B.); dev50@ (D.A.D.); Tel.: +1-702-895-4699; Fax: +1-702-895-3956. Received: 23 November 2009; in revised form: 29 December 2009 / Accepted: 20 February 2010 / Published: 6 April 2010 Abstract: In semi-arid environmental settings with sparse canopy covers, obtaining remotely sensed information on soil and vegetative growth characteristics at finer spatial and temporal scales than most satellite platforms is crucial for validating and interpreting satellite data sets. In this study, we used a ground-based NDVI system to provide continuous time series analysis of individual shrub species and soil surface characteristics in two different semi-arid environmental settings located in the Great Basin (NV, USA). The NDVI system was a dual channel SKR-1800 radi