Study on the Variation Characteristics of Land Desertification in Ebinur Lake Basin

摘要

Desertification is one of the most serious problems of environment and social economy in the world today, which threats to human survival safety directly. In this paper, based on MODIS-NDVI data and dimidiate pixel model, we analyzed space distribution and change characteristics of desertification in Ebinur Lake Basin. Study results indicated the sandy desertification in most parts of Ebinur Lake Basin was mild and moderate desertifications which were always over the 60 percent of total area, the area of micro and non-desertification had been still transforming to the area of the severe, moderate and mild desertification.