The Identification and Classification of Arid Zones through Multicriteria Evaluation and Geographic Information Systems—Case Study: Arid Regions of Northwest Mexico

The Identification and Classification of Arid Zones through Multicriteria Evaluation and Geographic Information Systems—Case Study: Arid Regions of Northwest Mexico

Arid and semiarid regions are geographic units that cover approximately 43% of the earth’s surface worldwide, and conditions of extreme drought and reduced vegetation cover predominate in these regions. In Mexico, arid and semiarid ecosystems cover more than half of the territory, with desertificati...

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Main Authors: Lidia Yadira Perez-Aguilar, Wenseslao Plata-Rocha, Sergio Alberto Monjardin-Armenta, Cuauhtémoc Franco-Ochoa, Yedid Guadalupe Zambrano-Medina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-10-01
Series:ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information
Subjects:
aridity
arid zones
multicriteria evaluation
GIS
weighted linear combination
standardization
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2220-9964/10/11/720

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