Capability of Sentinel-2 MSI data for monitoring and mapping of soil salinity in dry and wet seasons in the Ebinur Lake region, Xinjiang, China

• Published in: Geoderma Vol. 353; pp. 172 - 187
• Main Authors: Wang, Jingzhe, Ding, Jianli, Yu, Danlin, Ma, Xuankai, Zhang, Zipeng, Ge, Xiangyu, Teng, Dexiong, Li, Xiaohang, Liang, Jing, Lizaga, Ivan, Chen, Xiangyue, Yuan, Lin, Guo, Yahui
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.11.2019
• Subjects: algorithms; arid lands; China; desertification; dry season; electrical conductivity; farming systems; lakes; land degradation; land restoration; least squares; monitoring; Red-edge; reflectance; Remote sensing; salinity; satellites; semiarid zones; Sentinel-2; Soil salinity; soil salinization; Spectral indices; sustainable development; water quality; wet season; China; Spectral indices; Red-edge; Soil salinity; Remote sensing; Sentinel-2

Soil salinization is one of the most important causes for land degradation and desertification and is an important threat to land management, farming activities, water quality, and sustainable development in arid and semi-arid areas. Soil salinization is often characterized with significant spatiote...