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https://doi.org/10.5194/se-5-1071-2014
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-5-1071-2014
Research article
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18 Nov 2014
Research article |  | 18 Nov 2014

Analysis of land cover change and its driving forces in a desert oasis landscape of Xinjiang, northwest China

T. Amuti and G. Luo

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In this paper, we present research on the spatial-temporal pattern of land cover change in the fragile ecosystem of the arid desert oasis of Hotan in northwest China. Multi-temporal Landsat images were used to analyze the land cover change and to identify change trajectories. The natural and human driving forces of these changes were examined using hydro-climatic data and socio-economic data.