Study of spatial distribution of sandy desertification in North China in recent 10 years

Science in China, Series D: Earth Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2004, Pages 78-88

  Wang, Tao ^a   Wu, Wei ^b   Xue, Xian ^a   Sun, Qingwei ^a   Chen, Guangting ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Last 10 years; North China; Remote sensing monitoring; Sandy desertified land; Spatial distribution

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; BIODEGRADATION; EROSION; LAND RECLAMATION; LAND USE; REMOTE SENSING; SAND; SOILS; WIND EFFECTS;

NORTH CHINA; SANDY DESERTIFICATION; SUB-HUMID REGIONS;

ARID REGIONS;

DESERTIFICATION; LAND DEGRADATION; REMOTE SENSING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; WORLD;

EID: 8644280319     PISSN: 10069313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/04zd0009     Document Type: Article

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