A new approach for land degradation and desertification assessment using geospatial techniques

Masoudi, Masoud; Jokar, Parviz; Pradhan, Biswajeet

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-18-1133-2018

Articles | Volume 18, issue 4

https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-18-1133-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-18-1133-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 18, issue 4

Research article

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10 Apr 2018

Research article |

| 10 Apr 2018

A new approach for land degradation and desertification assessment using geospatial techniques

Masoud Masoudi, Parviz Jokar, and Biswajeet Pradhan

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Final revised paper (published on 10 Apr 2018)
Preprint (discussion started on 11 Oct 2017)

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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC1: 'A New Approach for Land Degradation and Desertification Assessment Using Geospatial Techniques', Anonymous Referee #1, 05 Dec 2017
RC2: 'Review', Elham Asrari, 11 Dec 2017
AC1: 'Response to Referees', masoud masoudi, 01 Jan 2018

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

ED: Publish as is (25 Jan 2018) by Rosa Lasaponara

AR by masoud masoudi on behalf of the Authors (26 Jan 2018)

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AA: Author's adjustment | EA: Editor approval

AA by masoud masoudi on behalf of the Authors (02 Mar 2018) Author's adjustment Manuscript

EA: Adjustments approved (31 Mar 2018) by Rosa Lasaponara

Short summary

The paper attempts to create a new technique for assessing the current state of land degradation. Assessment of land degradation is difficult, because it includes a complex process. This assessment, using RS and GIS seems to be more realistic in finding the degree of degradation, because it is more related to its impact on land productivity. It is hoped that this attempt, which is the first attempt of its kind in the world, will be found applicable for other regions.