Satellite Monitoring the Spatial-Temporal Dynamics of Desertification in Response to Climate Change and Human Activities across the Ordos Plateau, China

The Ordos Plateau, a typical semi-arid area in northern China, has experienced severe wind erosion events that have stripped the agriculturally important finer fraction of the topsoil and caused dust events that often impact the air quality in northern China and the surrounding regions. Both climate...

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Main Authors: Qiang Guo, Bihong Fu, Pilong Shi, Thomas Cudahy, Jing Zhang, Huan Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-05-01
Series:Remote Sensing
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/9/6/525