The use of remote sensing for desertification studies: A review
The study and assessment of desertification and/or the advance or retreat of arid areas as a
function of natural and anthropogenic causes is necessary for the prediction of future risks …
function of natural and anthropogenic causes is necessary for the prediction of future risks …
Desertification
A Mirzabaev, J Wu, J Evans, F García-Oliva… - 2019 - philpapers.org
Abstract IPCC SPECIAL REPORT ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND LAND (SRCCL) Chapter 3:
Climate Change and Land: An IPCC special report on climate change, desertification, land …
Climate Change and Land: An IPCC special report on climate change, desertification, land …
Identifying and characterizing dust point sources in the southwestern United States using remote sensing and GIS
Documenting geomorphology and land use/land cover associated with the aeolian dust
sources is needed to build more robust models simulating wind erosion and dust emission. It …
sources is needed to build more robust models simulating wind erosion and dust emission. It …
Drought and land use/land cover impact on dust sources in Southern Great Plains and Chihuahuan Desert of the US: Inferring anthropogenic effect
Exploring the effects of drought and land use/land cover (LULC) on aeolian dust emission is
important to enhance dust models to account for anthropogenic land surface change …
important to enhance dust models to account for anthropogenic land surface change …
Application of fuzzy logic approach for wind erosion hazard mapping in Laghouat region (Algeria) using remote sensing and GIS
Wind erosion is one of the most serious environmental problems in Algeria that threatens
human activities and socio-economic development. The main goal of this study is to apply a …
human activities and socio-economic development. The main goal of this study is to apply a …
Geospatial techniques for improved water management in Jordan
JT Al-Bakri, S Shawash, A Ghanim, R Abdelkhaleq - Water, 2016 - mdpi.com
This research shows a case from Jordan where geospatial techniques were utilized for
irrigation water auditing. The work was based on assessing records of groundwater …
irrigation water auditing. The work was based on assessing records of groundwater …
A multi-scale assessment of desertification severity in the Eastern Mediterranean region based on albedo-MSAVI feature space
A Alghababsheh - Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2024 - Springer
Resampling the same satellite image to conduct a multi-scale assessment of desertification
can be accompanied by distortion of terrestrial objects and spectral information, which can …
can be accompanied by distortion of terrestrial objects and spectral information, which can …
Spatiotemporal analysis of sand and dust emission point sources detected from satellite imagery in Syria, Jordan, and Iraq
R Al Zubi, TE Gill, JA Lee, K Ardon-Dryer… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study utilized MODIS true color satellite imagery to analyse blowing sand and dust
events dynamics in the Middle East from 2010 to 2021, focusing on Syria, Iraq, and Jordan …
events dynamics in the Middle East from 2010 to 2021, focusing on Syria, Iraq, and Jordan …
Dynamic mechanism of blown sand hazard formation at the Jieqiong section of the Lhasa–Shigatse railway
S Xie, J Qu, Y Pang, K Zhang… - … , Natural Hazards and Risk, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Blown sand hazards at the Jieqiong section of the Lhasa–Shigatse railway are severe, and
their formation mechanism is unclear. Moreover, sand prevention and control work cannot …
their formation mechanism is unclear. Moreover, sand prevention and control work cannot …
Desertification: causes and effects
A Kar - Exploring Natural Hazards, 2018 - taylorfrancis.com
Desertification is currently defined as land degradation in arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid
regions, resulting from various factors, including climatic variation and human activities …
regions, resulting from various factors, including climatic variation and human activities …