Trend analysis of the decadal variations of water bodies and land use/land cover through MODIS imagery: an in-depth study from Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
| Autor: | Amna Chudhary, Ahsan Riaz Khan, Nasir Abbas, Rana Muhammad Zulqarnain, Zeeshan Zafar, Muhammad Sajid Mehmood, Muhammad Irfan Ahamad, Sohaib Abdal |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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TC401-506
010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes spatial variations 0211 other engineering and technologies temporal variations Land use land cover 02 engineering and technology surface water bodies 01 natural sciences River lake and water-supply engineering (General) Trend analysis remote sensing Environmental science Physical geography gilgit-baltistan TD201-500 021101 geological & geomatics engineering 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Water Science and Technology |
| Zdroj: | Water Supply, Vol 21, Iss 2, Pp 927-940 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 1607-0798 1606-9749 |
| Popis: | Water is a primary element for human life on Earth. Fresh water, which includes rivers, lakes, streams, and ponds, contributes less than one thousandth of a percent of the total water on Earth, but it is critical for the environment and human life. Change in land use and land cover (LULC) is a foremost concern in global environment change. Rapid changes in LULC lead to the degradation of ecosystems and have adverse effects on the environment. There is an urgent need to monitor changes in LULC and evaluate the effects of these changes in order to inform decision makers on how to support sustainable development. This study used Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometry images to detect and investigate changes in LULC patterns in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, between 2008 and 2017. Six types of LULC were used to explain the major changes of LULC in the study area. The results showed that there was a reduction of barren lands and an increase of urban areas. It also showed an inconsistent behavior of water bodies during the study. Snow area, which also increased, needs further investigation. HIGHLIGHTS Comprehensive overview of six different LULC (barren, snow, urban, forest, water bodies, and wetlands) in Gilgit Baltistan were studied.; Representation of the variation in spatial, temporal, compositional, and configurational patterns of different LULC were assessed using MODIS data.; Trend analysis of LULC changes over the last decade was measured using the Mann–Kendall test and Sen's Slope Estimator. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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