The arid and semiarid land in China covers a vast area, about 3.5 million km^2(not coun-ting the Tibet Plateau),where natural resources are very aboundant. In this area, the totalsolar radiation is as high as 140--160...The arid and semiarid land in China covers a vast area, about 3.5 million km^2(not coun-ting the Tibet Plateau),where natural resources are very aboundant. In this area, the totalsolar radiation is as high as 140--160 kilocalorie / cm^2. a. There are about 167 million ha ofvarious grasslands, accounting for nearly 60% of the national grassland area.展开更多
This study seeks a routine to quantify spatial pattern of land cover changes in semiarid environment of China based on post-classification comparison method. The method consists of three major steps: (1) the image cla...This study seeks a routine to quantify spatial pattern of land cover changes in semiarid environment of China based on post-classification comparison method. The method consists of three major steps: (1) the image classification and unification of classified results based on two-level land cover classification themes, (2) the establishment of land cover change classes based on an unification land cover classification theme, (3) the reclassification and mapping of land cover change classes with three overall classes including no-change, gain and loss based on the unification land cover class. This method was applied to detect the spatial pattern of land cover changes in Yinchuan Plain, one of famous irrigation agricultural zones of the Yellow River, China. The results showed the land cover had undergone a remarkable change from 1991 to 2002 in the study area (the changed area was over 30%). Rapid increase of cropland (12.5%), built-up area (131.4%) and rapid decrease of bare ground (51.7%) were alarming. The spatial pattern of land cover changes showed clear regional difference in the study area and was clearly related to human activities or natural factors. Thus, it obtained a better understanding of the human impact on the fragile ecosystem of China’s semiarid environment.展开更多
The present study aims the evaluation of bio-physical characteristics towards soil-water-vegetation stress and a rule is envisaged to assess the degree of temporal changes. The digital rule for assessment is initializ...The present study aims the evaluation of bio-physical characteristics towards soil-water-vegetation stress and a rule is envisaged to assess the degree of temporal changes. The digital rule for assessment is initialized through the index of land Instability (ILI) where the variance indicates the temporal instability of the pixel i.e., smallest land unit. It is assumed that the biophysical characteristic of land is in command of land-dynamics where there is no change in Land Use/Land Cover (LU&LC). The intensity map on tendency of albedo (IALB) assesses the intensity of soil erosion and water stress whereas intensity map on tendency of NDVI (INDVI) appraises the stress on vegetation. The carry-out study covers a part of semiarid Western India. Primarily remote sensing technique, which carries the digital information of land temporally and spatially, is adopted in this paper. A part of the study area is represented using two sets of IRS 1A/1B LISS-I data of March with a decadal time domain (1989-1998) as a test area. It is assumed that the soil-water-vegetation stress is maximum during summer(March-April-May) in any tropical belt and decadal data will stretch the possibility of climate as well as man-made activity over the land.展开更多
1. Backgrounds Land classification and evaluation are necessary foundments for county-level deci-sions of land use planning and economic development. On the bases of physical conditions,the targets of land classificat...1. Backgrounds Land classification and evaluation are necessary foundments for county-level deci-sions of land use planning and economic development. On the bases of physical conditions,the targets of land classification and land evaluation adhere to particular principles andmethodologies are to find out the quality, quantity and spatial distribution regularities of re-gional structure of land, and to obtain relevant information of land suitabilities and展开更多
Water resource availability is one of the primary limiting factors with regard to ecosystems in the western China. Having a clear understanding of multi-scale drought patterns in this region is a key step for adaption...Water resource availability is one of the primary limiting factors with regard to ecosystems in the western China. Having a clear understanding of multi-scale drought patterns in this region is a key step for adaption and mitigation to climate change. The Palmer drought severity index （PDSI） is a widely applied index to assess drought conditions. In this study, long-term monthly self-calibrated PDSI data from 1951 to 2012 were examined for drought spatiotemporal variations in the western China. The results clearly indicated that apparent spatial heterogeneities were evidenced between two sub-regions （arid land with annual precipitation less than 200 mm and semiarid land with annual precipitation between 200 to 500 mm） as well as in the entire region of the western China. Ensemble empirical mode decomposition （EEMD） analyses on monthly PDSI and other atmospheric variable time-series obtained from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Princeton University revealed that all monthly time-series of variables could be completely decomposed into eight intrinsic mode functions （IMFs） and a trend （residual）. This indicates that the monthly PDSI and atmospheric variables of the semiarid area in the western China contain eight quasi-period oscillations on various timescale spanning, seasonal to decadal cycles and a trend of a larger timescale from 1951-2012. The multi-scale drought patterns identified in this research could be powerful supports for decision-making regarding coping with droughts in this region.展开更多
文摘The arid and semiarid land in China covers a vast area, about 3.5 million km^2(not coun-ting the Tibet Plateau),where natural resources are very aboundant. In this area, the totalsolar radiation is as high as 140--160 kilocalorie / cm^2. a. There are about 167 million ha ofvarious grasslands, accounting for nearly 60% of the national grassland area.
基金supported by National Key Basic Research and Development Program Grant (2006CB701305)Hong Kong Research Grants Council Competitive Earmarked Research Grant (HKBU 2029/07P)+1 种基金Hong Kong Baptist University Faculty Research Grant (FRG/06-07/II-76)China National Natural Science Foundation Grant (40101028)
文摘This study seeks a routine to quantify spatial pattern of land cover changes in semiarid environment of China based on post-classification comparison method. The method consists of three major steps: (1) the image classification and unification of classified results based on two-level land cover classification themes, (2) the establishment of land cover change classes based on an unification land cover classification theme, (3) the reclassification and mapping of land cover change classes with three overall classes including no-change, gain and loss based on the unification land cover class. This method was applied to detect the spatial pattern of land cover changes in Yinchuan Plain, one of famous irrigation agricultural zones of the Yellow River, China. The results showed the land cover had undergone a remarkable change from 1991 to 2002 in the study area (the changed area was over 30%). Rapid increase of cropland (12.5%), built-up area (131.4%) and rapid decrease of bare ground (51.7%) were alarming. The spatial pattern of land cover changes showed clear regional difference in the study area and was clearly related to human activities or natural factors. Thus, it obtained a better understanding of the human impact on the fragile ecosystem of China’s semiarid environment.
文摘The present study aims the evaluation of bio-physical characteristics towards soil-water-vegetation stress and a rule is envisaged to assess the degree of temporal changes. The digital rule for assessment is initialized through the index of land Instability (ILI) where the variance indicates the temporal instability of the pixel i.e., smallest land unit. It is assumed that the biophysical characteristic of land is in command of land-dynamics where there is no change in Land Use/Land Cover (LU&LC). The intensity map on tendency of albedo (IALB) assesses the intensity of soil erosion and water stress whereas intensity map on tendency of NDVI (INDVI) appraises the stress on vegetation. The carry-out study covers a part of semiarid Western India. Primarily remote sensing technique, which carries the digital information of land temporally and spatially, is adopted in this paper. A part of the study area is represented using two sets of IRS 1A/1B LISS-I data of March with a decadal time domain (1989-1998) as a test area. It is assumed that the soil-water-vegetation stress is maximum during summer(March-April-May) in any tropical belt and decadal data will stretch the possibility of climate as well as man-made activity over the land.
文摘1. Backgrounds Land classification and evaluation are necessary foundments for county-level deci-sions of land use planning and economic development. On the bases of physical conditions,the targets of land classification and land evaluation adhere to particular principles andmethodologies are to find out the quality, quantity and spatial distribution regularities of re-gional structure of land, and to obtain relevant information of land suitabilities and
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(2012CB956204)the National Natural Science Foundation(41371364)
文摘Water resource availability is one of the primary limiting factors with regard to ecosystems in the western China. Having a clear understanding of multi-scale drought patterns in this region is a key step for adaption and mitigation to climate change. The Palmer drought severity index （PDSI） is a widely applied index to assess drought conditions. In this study, long-term monthly self-calibrated PDSI data from 1951 to 2012 were examined for drought spatiotemporal variations in the western China. The results clearly indicated that apparent spatial heterogeneities were evidenced between two sub-regions （arid land with annual precipitation less than 200 mm and semiarid land with annual precipitation between 200 to 500 mm） as well as in the entire region of the western China. Ensemble empirical mode decomposition （EEMD） analyses on monthly PDSI and other atmospheric variable time-series obtained from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Princeton University revealed that all monthly time-series of variables could be completely decomposed into eight intrinsic mode functions （IMFs） and a trend （residual）. This indicates that the monthly PDSI and atmospheric variables of the semiarid area in the western China contain eight quasi-period oscillations on various timescale spanning, seasonal to decadal cycles and a trend of a larger timescale from 1951-2012. The multi-scale drought patterns identified in this research could be powerful supports for decision-making regarding coping with droughts in this region.
