Geoinformation Analysis of Desertification Hotspotsin Astrakhan Oblast

摘要

The paper examines the structure of landscape desertification in Astrakhan oblast. The degradation is estimated based on aerospace information and the distribution of hotspots by classes of area. The changes in the area of desertification hotspots areanalyzed on three time samples, and a model for predicting further desertification within the existing trend has been developed.