Earth and Planetary Sciences
8 years ago

New study reveals alarming desertification threat in Hunshandake Sandy Land

Current situation and method of dynamic monitoring of desertification in Hunshandake Sandy Land
Pingping Huang, Xiangli Yang, Yuhai Bao, Shan Yin, Hong Wen

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