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Displaying 76 - 80 of 661Image simulation from multitemporal landsat images
Multitemporal datasets can provide information on the different acquisition patterns of pixel values. The resultant generation of simulated images based on these patterns becomes practical and easy. In this paper, we propose a simple model for creating a simulated image based on a set of multitemporal satellite images and meteorological data utilizing a temporal correlation of multitemporal images. The satellite images and meteorological data used for the model can be easily accessed through open data sources.
Local assessment of changes in water-related ecosystem services and their management: DPASER conceptual model and its application in Taita Hills, Kenya
Fresh water provisioning is a crucial ecosystem service (ES) in the agrarian societies of East Africa. Water resources are highly dependent on several other ES such as the water retention capacity of vegetation and the purification properties of soil. However, ES are constantly challenged by dynamic changes within water–land–vegetation–human relations. Environmental policies usually address immediate anthropic pressures but overlook multiple historical stressors, or ‘drivers’.
Assessment of land degradation and its impact on crop production in the Dry Zone of Myanmar
Land degradation in terms of soil degradation is a major environmental issue posing threat to sustainable livelihood in the semi-arid region of Central Myanmar. However, the studies on soil degradation status and its impacts in this region are very scanty. The objective of this study was to determine the impact of land degradation on crop production both in terms of area and yield in the Dry Zone of Myanmar. Remote sensing and geographic information system-based modelling was utilized to assess and map soil erosion rates.
Soybean root development under water stress in eroded soils
Root growth is affected by soil features that could change after erosion. The goal of this study was to understand how root growth responded to water stress resulting from erosion. For this purpose a pot experiment was conducted combining three eroded soils (lightly, moderately, severely) and four soil water levels (relative to field capacity of 100%, 80%, 60%, 40%) using nondisturbed Luvic Phaeozem soil from field by electric drill. The results showed that the response of soybean root growth to soil water was different for the three eroded soils and varied with growth stages of the plant.
Cultivation effects on the carbon and nitrogen dynamics at depth in oasis farmlands of the Southern Tarim Basin, China
The profile distribution of soil organic carbon (SOC) and total nitrogen (TN) are important indicators for predicting and simulating the effects of human activities on soil fertility and quality. However, most studies have focused on these changes in surface soil or the top 100 cm of short-term cultivated farmlands in arid regions.