Vegetation fractional coverage change in a typical oasis region in Tarim River Watershed based on remote sensing

Journal of Arid Land

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 89-101

  Zhang, Fei ^a   Tiyip, Tashpolat ^a   Ding, JianLi ^a   Sawut, Mamat ^a   Johnson, Verner Carl ^b   Tashpolat, Nigara ^a   Gui, DongWei ^c,d  

^a XINJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b and Mass Communication   (United States)

^c XINJIANG INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY   (China)

^d Cele National Station of Observation and Research for Desert Grassland Ecosystem in Xinjiang   (China)

Author keywords

delta oasis of Weigan and Kuqa rivers; dimidiate pixel model; VBSI (vegetation, bare soil and shadow indices); vegetation fractional coverage (VFC)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884964309     PISSN: 16746767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40333-013-0145-3     Document Type: Article

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