Land Use/Land Cover Changes and Their Driving Factors in the Northeastern Tibetan Plateau Based on Geographical Detectors and Google Earth Engine: A Case Study in Gannan Prefecture

Land Use/Land Cover Changes and Their Driving Factors in the Northeastern Tibetan Plateau Based on Geographical Detectors and Google Earth Engine: A Case Study in Gannan Prefecture

As an important production base for livestock and a unique ecological zone in China, the northeast Tibetan Plateau has experienced dramatic land use/land cover (LULC) changes with increasing human activities and continuous climate change. However, extensive cloud cover limits the ability of optical...

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Main Authors: Chenli Liu, Wenlong Li, Gaofeng Zhu, Huakun Zhou, Hepiao Yan, Pengfei Xue
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-09-01
Series:Remote Sensing
Subjects:
Google Earth Engine (GEE)
random forest
land use degree index
geographical detector
Gannan Prefecture
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/12/19/3139

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