TY - GEN
T1 - Investigation of the vegetation cover and the vulnerability of the mashhad regions to desertification by using MODIS image and EVI
AU - Abdollahi, Abolfazl
AU - Nezhad, Mozhgan Pashaei
AU - Pradhan, Biswajeet
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 IEEE.
PY - 2019/8
Y1 - 2019/8
N2 - Desertification is a natural phenomenon that threatens the biomass of the world in various forms, and the adverse effects of this phenomenon can be observed in different parts of the planet. Some events and complications of the earth's surface, such as vegetation coverage, have changed over time due to natural or human factors, thereby affecting the ecosystem's condition and performance. Vegetation coverage is a critical factor in the assessment of desertification, and continuous production of accurate vegetation maps is an important tool for monitoring natural resources and the environment. Therefore, this paper used MODIS images to investigate the vulnerability of the Mashhad regions in Iran to desertification according to the enhanced vegetation index (EVI) for various periods. Experimental results showed that the Mashhad regions had the highest vulnerability to desertification during 2001-2005, given the highest variation in the EVI in this period.
AB - Desertification is a natural phenomenon that threatens the biomass of the world in various forms, and the adverse effects of this phenomenon can be observed in different parts of the planet. Some events and complications of the earth's surface, such as vegetation coverage, have changed over time due to natural or human factors, thereby affecting the ecosystem's condition and performance. Vegetation coverage is a critical factor in the assessment of desertification, and continuous production of accurate vegetation maps is an important tool for monitoring natural resources and the environment. Therefore, this paper used MODIS images to investigate the vulnerability of the Mashhad regions in Iran to desertification according to the enhanced vegetation index (EVI) for various periods. Experimental results showed that the Mashhad regions had the highest vulnerability to desertification during 2001-2005, given the highest variation in the EVI in this period.
KW - Desertification Vulnerability
KW - EVI
KW - MODIS Images
KW - Mashhad
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85074929697&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/CYBERNETICSCOM.2019.8875666
DO - 10.1109/CYBERNETICSCOM.2019.8875666
M3 - Conference contribution
T3 - Proceedings: CYBERNETICSCOM 2019 - 2019 IEEE International Conference on Cybernetics and Computational Intelligence: Towards a Smart and Human-Centered Cyber World
SP - 46
EP - 49
BT - Proceedings
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 2019 IEEE International Conference on Cybernetics and Computational Intelligence, CYBERNETICSCOM 2019
Y2 - 22 August 2019 through 24 August 2019
ER -