Integration of remote sensing and GIS technology to evaluate grassland ecosystem health in north China

International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)

Volumn 6, Issue , 2004, Pages 4034-4037

  Qin, Zhihao ^a   Xu, Bin ^a   Xin, Xiaoping ^a   Zhou, Qingbo ^a   Hong'ou, Zhang ^a   Liu, Jia ^a  

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Author keywords

Desertification; Ecosystem; Grassland; Overgrazing; Unsuitable farming

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; DATABASE SYSTEMS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LAND USE; MAPPING; REMOTE SENSING; SAND; STORMS;

DESERTIFICATION; GRASSLAND; OVERGRAZING; UNSUITABLE FARMING;

ECOSYSTEMS;

AGRICULTURE; DATA BASES; ECOSYSTEMS; GIS; LAND USE; MAPPING; REMOTE SENSING; SAND;

EID: 15944380065     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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