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http://dx.doi.org/10.11108/kagis.2014.17.2.082

Analysis of Relationship between Land Cover Change and Vegetation Temperature Condition Index in Central Dry Zone of Myanmar  

Choi, Sol-E (Dept. Forest Soil & Water Conservation. Korea Forest Research Institute)
Lee, Woo-Kyun (Dept. Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University)
Yu, Hangnan (Dept. Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University)
Kang, Ho-Duck (Dept. Biological and Environmental Science, Dongguk University)
Kim, Yong-Suk (Dept. Forest Soil & Water Conservation. Korea Forest Research Institute)
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Journal of the Korean Association of Geographic Information Studies / v.17, no.2, 2014 , pp. 82-94 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to investigate the cause of increasing dry zones through analyzing relationships between land cover and Vegetation Temperature Condition Index(VTCI) using Landsat 4-5 TM satellite images in Central Dry Zones of Myanmar. As a result of land cover classifications, while vegetation areas gradually decrease, residential area and cropland were increased. VTCI analysis shows that region (a) showed a gradual decrease in the area of severely arid, and increase in the area of moderate dry and wet, which sums up to a slight decrease in aridity. Region (b) also showed to increase in dry areas and severe aridity. The result of relational analysis between VTCI and land cover change showed high ratio of land cover change, from severe arid area to forest and residential farmland. The average VTCI decreased in the changed land covers, which indicates the relationship between aridity and land cover change and a gradual increase in the arid area was identified.
Keywords
Remote Sensing; Desertification; Myanmar; Arid-Areas; VTCI; Land Cover Change;
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