The impact of Dunhuang railway construction on land desertification

Auteurs :
YUAN SHAOFENG,
XV JIANCHUN,
YANG LIXIA,

Description :
The map of soil erosion conditions in the sction from Liugou to Dunhuang City in the range of 10 km each side along the line was compiled by using the techniques of remote sensing and geographic information system (GIS). Based on analysis of the status of desertification and the influence of the railway construction projects, the changes of the types, intensities and the total amount of the soil erosion caused by the construction were predicted.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Journal of geographical sciences. Acta geographica sinica, issn : 1009-637X, 2006, vol. 16, n°. 1, p. 99-104, nombre de pages : 6, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 23 ref.

Date :
2006

Editeur :
Pays édition : Chine