Figure 1. Study sites and Path-Row of Landsat images.
Figure 2. Trend of average annual temperature change over 40 years by major region (a) Near Seoraksan (b) Near Baegunsan (c) Near Jirisan (d) Near Hallasan.
Table 1. Main distribution regions of conifer species in subalpine zone.
Table 2. Location and area of study sites.
Table 3. Satellite images.
Table 4. Change analysis of coniferous forest area in all study sites.
Table 5. Status of coniferous forest with great reduction areas.
Table 6. Comparison of average temperature change between T1(1976~1985) and T2(2006~2015).
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