HUBEI AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES ›› 2022, Vol. 61 ›› Issue (16): 58-63.doi: 10.14088/j.cnki.issn0439-8114.2022.16.010

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Land use/land cover change and its driving factors in Xinjiang based on MODIS data

Mierzhatijiang Muaitaerjiang, Gulimire Aierken, Ayituerxun Shamuxi   

  1. College of Management,Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi 830052, China
  • Received:2021-06-24 Online:2022-08-25 Published:2022-09-14

Abstract: Using the MODIS remote sensing image data in Xinjiang in 2001, 2010 and 2018, the land use types such as arable land, forest land, grassland, construction land, water area and unused land in the study area were studied via the models of land use/cover range change and transformation matrix to analyze the land use/cover changes and driving factors in the study area in the past 18 years. The results showed that, in 2018, the land use/cover types in Xinjiang were dominated by unused land, accounting for 70.24% of the total land area during the study period. The areas of arable land, grassland, water areas and construction land increased by 25 149.68, 11 280.98, 8 508.37, and 45.73 km2 respectively, which were mainly transferred from unused land; the areas of forest land and unused land decreased by 1.97, and 44 838.02 km2 respectively. There are varying degrees of conversion between land use/cover types. The land use/cover change in the study area is affected by natural, social and economic factors.

Key words: land use/land cover, MODIS, LUCC, driving factors, Xinjiang

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