Land degradation in the source region of the Yellow River, northeast Qinghai-Xizang Plateau: Classification and evaluation

Environmental Geology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 459-466

  Feng, Jianmin ^a   Wang, Tao ^a   Qi, Shanzhong ^a   Xie, Changwei ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

China; Classification; Evaluation; Land degradation; Northeastern Qinghai Xizang Plateau; Source region of the Yellow River

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; DEGRADATION; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; EROSION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; RIVERS; SATELLITES;

DESERTIFICATION; LAND DEGRADATION; RESOURCE UTILIZATION; SALINIZATION;

GEOLOGY;

LAND CLASSIFICATION; LAND DEGRADATION; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU; WORLD; YELLOW RIVER;

EID: 14644438615     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-004-1161-6     Document Type: Article

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