Spatial and temporal variations of coastlines in northern China (2000–2012)
China ; Coastal environment ; Coastal erosion ; Coastline ; Fractals ; Human impact ; Natural disturbance ; Northern China ; Space time ; Statistical analysis
Acción antrópica ; Análisis estadístico ; China ; China del Norte ; Erosión litoral ; Espacio-tiempo ; Fractal ; Litoral ; Línea de costa
The AA. examined the spatial distribution of the continent coastline in northern China using remote sensing and GIS techniques, and calculated the fractal dimension of the coastline by box-counting method, with a time span from 2000 to 2012
. Moreover, they analyzed the characteristics of spatial-temporal changes in the coastline's length and fractal dimension, the relationship between the length change and fractal dimension change, and the driving forces of coastline changes in northern China
will, in most cases, lead to the increase (or decrease) of the whole coastline fractal dimension. Civil-coastal engineering construction was the most important factor driving the coastline change in northern China. Compared to human activities, the influence