Spatial and temporal variations in vegetation coverage observed using AVHRR GIMMS and Terra MODIS data in the mainland of China

Y Zhang, A Ye - International Journal of Remote Sensing, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Human activities and climate change have changed the vegetation in China. The analysis of
the changes in vegetation that have occurred over the past 30 years in China remains a …

Reanalysis of global terrestrial vegetation trends from MODIS products: Browning or greening?

Y Zhang, C Song, LE Band, G Sun, J Li - Remote Sensing of Environment, 2017 - Elsevier
Accurately monitoring global vegetation dynamics with modern remote sensing is critical for
understanding the functions and processes of the biosphere and its interactions with the …

Vegetation dynamics and responses to climate change and human activities in Central Asia

L Jiang, A Bao, H Guo, F Ndayisaba - Science of the Total Environment, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Knowledge of the current changes and dynamics of different types of vegetation in
relation to climatic changes and anthropogenic activities is critical for developing adaptation …

Vegetation dynamics and its response to climate change in Central Asia

G Yin, Z Hu, X Chen, T Tiyip - Journal of Arid Land, 2016 - Springer
The plant ecosystems are particularly sensitive to climate change in arid and semi-arid
regions. However, the responses of vegetation dynamics to climate change in Central Asia …

Environmental drivers of NDVI-based vegetation phenology in Central Asia

J Kariyeva, WJD Van Leeuwen - Remote Sensing, 2011 - mdpi.com
Through the application and use of geospatial data, this study aimed to detect and
characterize some of the key environmental drivers contributing to landscape-scale …

Satellite‐based Studies on Large‐Scale Vegetation Changes in ChinaF

X Zhao, D Zhou, J Fang - Journal of integrative plant biology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Remotely‐sensed vegetation indices, which indicate the density and photosynthetic capacity
of vegetation, have been widely used to monitor vegetation dynamics over broad areas. In …

Land cover classification optimized to detect areas at risk of desertification in North China based on SPOT VEGETATION imagery

S Huang, F Siegert - Journal of Arid Environments, 2006 - Elsevier
Monitoring of desertification processes by satellite remote sensing is an important task in
China and other arid regions of the world. We used a full year 2000 (1 January 2000–31 …

Vegetation cover change and its attribution in China from 2001 to 2018

B Mu, X Zhao, D Wu, X Wang, J Zhao, H Wang… - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
It is confirmed that China has been greening over the last two decades. Such greening and
its driving factors are therefore significant for understanding the relationship between …

Verification of fractional vegetation coverage and NDVI of desert vegetation via UAVRS technology

L Tang, M He, X Li - Remote Sensing, 2020 - mdpi.com
Desertification control and scientific evaluation of desert ecosystem sustainability are
important issues for countries along the Silk Road Economic Belt. Fractional vegetation …

Impacts of climate change and human activities on vegetation cover in hilly southern China

J Wang, K Wang, M Zhang, C Zhang - Ecological engineering, 2015 - Elsevier
Vegetation cover is a commonly used indicator to evaluate terrestrial environmental
conditions. Changes in the spatiotemporal patterns of vegetation alter the structures and …