Analysis of forest damage caused by the snow and ice chaos along a transect across southern China in spring 2008
Altitude ; Biogeography ; Catastrophe ; China ; Damage valuation ; Ecological catastrophe ; Forest ; Snow ; Southern China ; Spring (season) ; Storm ; Tree species
Altitud ; Biogeografía ; Bosque ; Catástrofe ; Catástrofe ecológico ; China ; China del Sur ; Especie forestal ; Evaluación de daños ; Nieve ; Primavera ; Tempestad
An abrupt ice and snow storm disaster which occurred in the spring of 2008 severely destroyed forests over a surprisingly large portion of southern China. A transect crossing Jinggang Mountain-Jitai Basin-Yushan Mountain-Wuyi Mountain was selected
Land-cover changes of national nature reserves in China
Biodiversity ; China ; Ecosystem ; Habitat ; Index ; Nature conservation ; Nature reserve ; Plant cover
Biodiversidad ; China ; Cobertura vegetal ; Ecosistema ; Hábitat ; Protección de la naturaleza ; Reserva natural ; Índice
in selected NNRs increased generally. In short, the land-cover of 180 selected NNRs in China had a beneficial change trend after NNRs established, especially between 1995 and 2005.
Impact of urban expansion on meteorological observation data and overestimation to regional air temperature in China
Air temperature ; China ; Climatic change ; Climatic data ; Climatic warming ; Heat island ; Interpolation ; Remote sensing ; Space time ; Temperature ; Urban growth
Cambio climático ; China ; Crecimiento urbano ; Dato climático ; Espacio-tiempo ; Interpolación ; Islote de calor ; Recalentamiento climático ; Teledetección ; Temperatura ; Temperatura del aire
The AA. investigate changes in the underlying surface of 756 meteorological stations across China from 1970 to 2007. They improved the accuracy in distinguishing stations using remote sensing images combined with practical investigations. The mean
Temporal-spatial variability of desertification in an agro-pastoral transitional zone of northern Shaanxi Province, China
Agro-pastoralism ; Arid area ; China ; Climatic change ; Desertification ; Erosion control ; Human impact ; Land use ; Remote sensing ; Resource management ; Satellite imagery ; Shaanxi ; Space time
Acción antrópica ; Agropastoralismo ; Aprovechamiento del suelo ; Cambio climático ; Campo árido ; Chensi ; China ; Desertificación ; Espacio-tiempo ; Gestión de los recursos ; Imagen satélite ; Lucha contra la erosión ; Teledetección
In order to assess temporal–spatial variability of desertification from 1986 through 1993 to 2003 in an agro-pastoral transitional zone of northern Shaanxi, China, satellite images were interpreted and analyzed along with meteorological and socio
A quantitative assessment of the distribution and extent of urban clusters in China
China ; Economic activity ; Geographical information system ; Remote sensing ; Socio-economic indicators ; Spatial distribution ; Transport network ; Urbanization
Actividad económica ; China ; Distribución espacial ; Indicadores socioeconómicos ; Red de transportes ; Sistema de información geográfica ; Teledetección ; Urbanización
Cartography ; China ; Environmental management ; Geostatistics ; Interpolation ; Jiangxi ; Land use ; Methodology ; Soil properties ; Southern China
Aprovechamiento del suelo ; Cartografía ; China ; China del Sur ; Geoestadísticas ; Gestión del medio ambiente ; Interpolación ; Jiangxi ; Metodología ; Propiedades del suelo