Assessment of Land Degradation and Droughts in an Arid Area Using Drought Indices, Modified Soil-Adjusted Vegetation Index and Landsat Remote Sensing Data

  1. Derdour, Abdessamed 1
  2. Jodar Abellan, Antonio 2
  3. Melian-Navarro, Amparo 3
  4. Bailey, Ryan 4
  1. 1 University Center Salhi Ahmed Naama
  2. 2 Universidad de Alicante, España. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Antonio-Jodar-Abellan https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3373-8952?lang=es
  3. 3 Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche
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    Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche

    Elche, España

    ROR https://ror.org/01azzms13

  4. 4 Colorado State University
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    Colorado State University

    Fort Collins, Estados Unidos

    ROR https://ror.org/03k1gpj17

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Cuadernos de investigación geográfica: Geographical Research Letters
  1. Rodrigo Comino, Jesús (ed. lit.)
  2. Muñoz Gómez, Casandra (ed. lit.)
  3. Rahdari, Mohammad Reza (ed. lit.)
  4. Salvati, Luca (ed. lit.)

ISSN: 0211-6820,  1697-9540

Año de publicación: 2023

Título del ejemplar: Land Degradation Risks: Key Topics to be faced over the world

Volumen: 49

Número: 2

Páginas: 65-81

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.18172/CIG.5523 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openDialnet editor

Otras publicaciones en: Cuadernos de investigación geográfica: Geographical Research Letters

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Resumen

Ain Sefr, en las montañas Ksour, está situada en el suroeste de Argelia, donde el clima es árido. El área de estudio se enfrenta progresivamente a la regresión y degradación exacerbada por el cambio climático. Estas tendencias apuntan a una aceleración significativa de la desertificación y la sequía y a la pérdida de sistemas de producción que desempeñan un papel social, ecológico y económico crítico en la región. Para comprender mejor el peligro natural de la sequía en Ain Sefra y el impacto del cambio climático, se varios índices de sequía y datos de teledetección. Al analizar los registros de precipitación desde 1965 hasta 2021, a través de varios índices de sequía, se identificaron las sequías como un fenómeno recurrente. Además, la frecuencia de años secos sucesivos es relativamente alta. Hubo tres períodos secos continuos más prolongados. La primera fase duró siete años, de 1980 a 1987, la segunda doce años, de 1994 a 2006, y la tercera nueve años, de 2012 a 2021. El cálculo del Índice de Vegetación Ajustado al Suelo Modificado (MSAVI) para cinco imágenes satelitales multifecha nos permitió seguir la evolución de los elementos de uso del suelo en esta región desde 1977 hasta 2017. De hecho, el estudio de estas imágenes multitemporales revela un crecimiento considerable de arenas, moviéndose hacia el norte y noreste de la zona durante las últimas décadas. La combinación de índices de sequía y sensores remotos parece ser muy prometedores, pues sus resultados son valiosas herramientas de orientación y apoyo a la decisión de los entes locales y regionales.

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