Temporal Stability of Vegetation Cover across the Loess Plateau Based on GIMMS during 1982-2013.

ABSTRACT: The Loess Plateau, covering approximately 640,000 km2, has experienced the most severe soil erosion in the world. A greening tendency has been noticed since implementing the Grain to Green Program (GTGP), which may prevent further soil erosion. Therefore, understanding the underpinning basis of greening stability and persistence is important for sustainable improvement. Global Inventory Modeling and Mapping Studies (GIMMS) normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) datasets for 1982-2013 were used to investigate the temporal stability and persistent time (PT) of vegetation over the Loess Plateau, utilizing the coefficient of variation (CV) and the estimation of tendencies of vegetation greening starting from the selected reference conditions. Two periods from 1982 to 1999 (as the refere

SUBMITTER: Zhang C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7796459 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature