Remote Sensing,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
15(20), P. 4948 - 4948
Published: Oct. 13, 2023
The
successful
launch
of
Landsat-9
marks
a
significant
achievement
in
preserving
the
data
legacy
and
ensuring
continuity
Landsat’s
calibrated
Earth
observations.
This
study
comprehensively
assesses
reflectance
Normalized
Difference
Vegetation
Index
(NDVI)
between
Landsat-8
Operational
Land
Imagers
(OLIs)
over
diverse
Chinese
landscapes.
It
reveals
that
sensor
discrepancies
minimally
impact
NDVI
consistency.
Although
Landsat-9’s
top-of-atmosphere
(TOA)
is
slightly
lower
than
Landsat-8,
small
root-mean-square
errors
(RMSEs)
ranging
from
0.0102
to
0.0248
for
VNIR
SWIR
bands
(and
larger
RMSE
at
0.0422)
fall
within
acceptable
ranges
observation
applications.
Applying
atmospheric
corrections
markedly
enhances
uniformity
brings
regression
slopes
closer
unity.
Further,
Bidirectional
Reflectance
Distribution
Function
(BRDF)
adjustments
improve
comparability,
measurement
reliability,
maintains
robust
consistency
across
various
types,
time
series,
land
cover
classes.
These
findings
affirm
success
achieving
Landsat
program,
allowing
interchangeable
use
OLI
purposes.
Future
research
may
explore
specific
correlations
different
vegetation
types
seasons
while
integrating
complementary
platforms,
such
as
Sentinel-2,
enhance
understanding
factors.
River Research and Applications,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 31, 2025
ABSTRACT
As
one
of
the
carbon
neutralization
or
reduction
strategies,
constructing
large
hydroelectric
dams
leads
to
formation
fluctuating
backwater
zones
(FBZs).
Synchronization
water
and
sediment
under
impacts
climatic
changes
human
activities
over
FBZs
is
still
an
open
question
due
diverse
particularities
zones.
Taking
FBZ
world's
largest
power
station,
that
is,
Three
Gorges
Reservoir
(TGR),
as
a
typical
example,
we
attempt
address
such
in
this
study.
Based
on
analyses
water‐sediment
characteristics,
relationships,
covariations,
Budyko
hypothesis
attribution
decomposition
method
are
coupled
quantitatively
examine
synchronization.
Modeling
results
reveal
construction
cascade
reservoirs
dominates
decrease
load
(e.g.,
73.9%
for
Jialing
River
basin
from
1985
2020),
alteration
runoff‐sediment
relationships
across
FBZ.
The
dominator
(accounting
46.01%)
increasing
annual
average
runoffs
upstream
wetting
climate,
while
(64.14%)
decreasing
ones
tributary
activities;
by
contrast,
play
dominant
roles
(from
72.1%
98.1%)
loads
These
findings
provide
scientific
support
addressing
water‐sediment‐related
issues
navigational
safety,
deposition,
environment
worldwide
FBZs.
Forests,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
14(12), P. 2341 - 2341
Published: Nov. 29, 2023
Under
the
combined
impact
of
climatic,
socioeconomic,
and
environmental
factors,
vegetation
NPP
change
process
its
responses
to
drive
factors
in
sub-regions
Mainland
China
are
not
clear.
This
study
analyzes
changing
pattern
from
2000
2022
perspective
zoning
clarifies
response
mechanism
climate-human
interaction
based
on
gravity
center
model,
third-order
partial
correlation
coefficient
geographical
detector.
The
results
showed
that:
(1)
There
was
an
overall
decreasing
trend
southeast
northwest;
(2)
Northeast,
Northwest,
North
migrated
southwards,
while
that
Southwest,
Central
South,
East
northward
migration.;(3)
Human
activities
played
a
dominant
role
zones
with
increasing
2010,
climate
greatly
contributed
increase
during
2011–2022;
(4)
activities,
such
as
deforestation
overgrazing,
Northeast
should
be
reduced
prevent
ecosystem
degradation,
negative
human
maintain
growth
NPP.
conducted
support
decision-making
for
precise
restoration
ecosystems.
Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(2), P. 532 - 532
Published: Jan. 8, 2024
The
Hotan
River,
the
sole
river
traversing
Taklimakan
Desert
in
northwest
China,
sustains
a
critical
desert
riparian
ecosystem
dominated
by
Populus
euphratica.
This
habitat
is
integral
to
biodiversity
maintenance.
However,
global
climate
change
and
anthropogenic
disturbances
have
profoundly
impacted
landscape,
leading
fragmentation
reduced
environmental
heterogeneity.
Consequently,
there
has
been
notable
decline
P.
euphratica
populations.
study
aimed
assess
physiological
resilience
of
under
harsh
conditions
analyze
vegetation
distribution
patterns
along
zone.
Laboratory
tests
were
employed
determine
indexes
including
Relative
Water
Content
(RWC),
Chlorophyll
(Chl),
Soluble
Sugar
(SS),
Free
Proline
(Pro),
Peroxidase
Activity
(POD)
euphratica,
providing
insights
into
its
capacity
endure
challenging
conditions.
Quadrat
surveys
conducted
at
varying
distances
from
riverbed
examine
patterns.
Plant
growth
analyzed
unveil
resistance
forest
drought.
identified
45
shrubs
herbs
belonging
17
families
River
understory,
with
exhibiting
highest
abundance.
In
flats,
annual
due
favorable
water
conditions,
while
shrub
grasslands
displayed
relatively
complete
community
structure
trees,
crowns,
grasses.
As
distance
increased
channel,
more
perennial
herb
species
prevailed,
overall
richness
as
diminished.
Physiological
assessments
revealed
that
medium
grade
(VS3)
exhibited
indexes,
indicating
adaptability
changes.
findings
underscore
significance
development
forests,
particularly
highlighted
research
contributes
valuable
can
inform
preservation
restoration
scientific
basis
technical
guidance
for
conservation
efforts.