Forest Loss Simulation and Water Yield Assessment Based on GEOSOS-FLUS Model: A Case Study of Yangtze River Delta and Pearl River Delta

Meng Luo, Xia Li

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Abstract

With the rapid development of urbanization, many environmental problems in this stage have seriously threatened human survival and health. The over-exploitation and unreasonable use of water resources increase the uncertainty and risk of future water resources utilization. China, as an important developing country, is in the stage of rapid urbanization. As two important urban agglomerations in China, the Yangtze River Delta and Pearl River Delta deserve to be studied especially in the process of their urbanization.In this paper, GeoSOS-FLUS software was used to simulate the forest loss in the Yangtze River Delta and Pearl River Delta in 2023 during urbanization process, and InVEST model was used to evaluate the water yield in 2013 and 2023 after simulation. It was found that the forest land in both areas decreased and the water yield in Yangtze River Delta decreased considerably. The distribution of forest land in 2023 changed slightly compared with that in 2013, and the total amount increased. In addition, the Yangtze River Delta has increased a lot.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2019 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2019 - Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages6582-6585
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781538691540
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2019
Event39th IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2019 - Yokohama, Japan
Duration: 28 Jul 20192 Aug 2019

Publication series

NameInternational Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)

Conference

Conference39th IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2019
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityYokohama
Period28/07/192/08/19

Keywords

  • InVEST model
  • Urban growth simulation
  • Water yield

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