21 Result(s)
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A Comparison of Different Software Packages in sUAS-Based Land Feature Reconstruction
The integration of small, unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS ) and provides a simple, cost-effective, and unique opportunity to map detailed in a much finer (up to cm-level) . Software packages are available...
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Spatial–Temporal Dynamics of Grassland Net Primary Productivity in China and Its Response to Climate Factors
Grasslands in China are mainly located in ecologically fragile regions, which are sensitive to climate change. During recent decades, grasslands have experienced prominent warming and drying. Therefore, invest...
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Effects of Stemflow on Soil Water Dynamics in Forest Stands
Stemflow contributes to an uneven water input and preferential infiltration and percolation that increases the heterogeneity of soil water dynamics in forested stands. These aboveground and underground effects...
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Research Progress of the Grassland Carbon Cycle and Grassland Degradation in China
Grasslands, one of the most common vegetation types in the world, account for nearly 20% of the global land surface. The vast land cover and carbon sequestration potential make it become the important composit...
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The Variation of Landscape and NPP of Main Pastoral Grasslands in China
To explore the grassland ecosystem productivity and landscape ecological patterns of main pastoral grasslands in China, it provides a theoretical basis for the efficient implementation of ecological engineerin...
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Grassland Degradation Restoration and Constructing Green Ecological Protective Screen
The construction of green ecological barrier is of great significance to the restoration of degraded grassland and the protection of grassland resources. The report of the Nineteenth National Congress of the C...
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Grassland Coverage Inter-Annual Variations and Its Coupling Relation with Hydrothermal Factors in China
Global inventory modeling and map** studies (GIMMS) and normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), from 1982 to 2010, were used to simulate the grass coverage and analyze its spatial pattern and changes....
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Inter-annual Variation in Grassland Net Ecosystem Productivity and Its Coupling Relation to Climatic Factors in China
Grassland carbon (C) sink/source evaluation is important to terrestrial ecosystem C cycling research. In this paper, boreal ecosystem productivity simulator (BEPS), comprising meteorological data, leaf area in...
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Grassland Degradation Remote Sensing Monitoring and Driving Factors Quantitative Assessment in China from 1982 to 2010
Remote sensing monitoring of grassland degradation will indicate the grassland degradation status of China. At the same time, quantitative assessment of the driving factors will benefit to the understanding of...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Urban Accessibility and Its Economic Linkage Analysis: A Case Study in Bei**g, Tian** and Hebei Region, China
Based on the analysis of urban function intensity index, this paper applied and improved potential model to implement measurement of the urban accessibility composite and spatial differences analysis in Bei**...
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Water and Ecological Security at the Heart of China’s Silk Road Economic Belt
Many the Silk Road economic are in the arid climate zone, which are typically rich in natural resources but very fragile in their ecological environment. This chapter presents the recent research progress ...
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Comparison of Urbanization and Its Eco-environmental Effects in Three Large Pearl River Delta Metropolises, China
, the three most metropolises experiencing rapid in . Through image interpretation, socio-economic and environmental monitoring data analysis, we constructed an index system for and eco-enviro...
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Status and Change of the Cryosphere in the Extended Hindu Kush Himalaya Region
The cryosphere is defined by the presence of frozen water in its many forms: glaciers, ice caps, ice sheets, snow, permafrost, and river and lake ice. In the extended Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region, includin...
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Investigation and Analysis of Geohazards Induced by the 2015 Nepal Earthquake Based on Remote Sensing Method
The devastating earthquake that occurred in Nepal on April 25, 2015, caused widespread damage and ravaged rural communities and economy. It triggered numerous geohazards in the steep mountains and hills throug...
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‘Big Data’: Pedestrian Volume Using Google Street View Images
Responding to the widespread growing interest in walkable, transit-oriented development and healthy communities, many recent studies in planning and public health are concentrating on improving the pedestrian ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Uncovering the Digital Divide and the Physical Divide in Senegal Using Mobile Phone Data
In this research, we first aim at develo** data analytics that can derive insights about how people from different regions communicate and connect via mobile phone calls and physical movements. We uncover th...
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Land Use/Cover Change and Its Eco-environmental Responses in Nepal: An Overview
Nepal is a typical mountain country. Its eco-environment has been reported highly sensitive to land use/cover change (LUCC) related to human activities, natural disasters, and climate change. This book collect...
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Land Cover Change and Its Driving Forces in Nepal Since 1990
Nepal is a typically mountainous landlocked country. In recent years, land cover in Nepal has changed significantly due to climate changes, population growth and economic development. This study used four peri...
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Land Cover Map** and Its Spatial Pattern Analysis in Nepal
Nepal, located in a unique transition zone spanning from plains to mountains and then to the plateau, is characterized by diverse and complex land cover. Based on an object-oriented method and decision tree cl...
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Spatio-Temporal Patterns of the Net Primary Productivity in Southern Himalayas During 2001–2015
Vegetation in southern Himalayas is susceptible to both extrinsic (e.g., climate change) and intrinsic (e.g., earthquakes) factors. Analysis of spatio-temporal patterns and variability of net primary productiv...
