Alpine Cold Vegetation Response to Climate Change in the Western Nyainqentanglha Range in 1972–2009

The Tibetan Plateau is regarded as one of the most climatic-sensitive regions all over the world. Long-term remote sensing data enable us to monitor spatial-temporal change in this area. The vegetation changes of the western Nyainqentanglha region were detected by using RS and GIS techniques. And th...

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Main Authors: Xu Wang, Ziyong Sun, Ai-Guo Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/514736