Soil salinity assessment by using near-infrared channel and Vegetation Soil Salinity Index derived from Landsat 8 OLI data: a case study in the Tra Vinh Province, Mekong Delta, Vietnam

• Published in: Progress in earth and planetary science Vol. 7; no. 1; pp. 1 - 16
• Main Authors: Nguyen, Kim-Anh, Liou, Yuei-An, Tran, Ha-Phuong, Hoang, Phi-Phung, Nguyen, Thanh-Hung
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 06.01.2020; Springer Nature B.V; SpringerOpen
• Subjects: 3. Human geosciences; Agricultural production; Atmospheric Sciences; Biogeosciences; Climate change; Coastal zone; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Electrical conductivity; Food safety; Geophysics/Geodesy; Hydrogeology; Landsat; Landsat 8 OLI; Natural environment; Near-infrared (NIR); Planetology; Remote sensing; Research Article; Salinity; Satellite imagery; Soil salinity; Soil salinization; Soils; Statistical analysis; Tra Vinh Province; Vegetation; Vegetation index; Vietnam; Mekong River Delta; Tra Vinh Province; Climate change; Soil salinization; Landsat 8 OLI; Electrical conductivity; Near-infrared (NIR); Mekong Delta
• ISSN: 2197-4284; 2197-4284
• DOI: 10.1186/s40645-019-0311-0

Salinity intrusion is a pressing issue in the coastal areas worldwide. It affects the natural environment and causes massive economic loss due to its impacts on the agricultural productivity and food safety. Here, we assessed the salinity intrusion in the Tra Vinh Province, in the Mekong Delta of Vi...