Table 2.
Landscape units in the research area.
| Landscape unit [TC-Brightness (B/b) TC-Greenness (G/g) DEM-SD (D/d)] | Description | Area cover (%) on the SPOT scenes | Field data | Picture |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgd | Steppe on inactive floodplain | 3.4 | Yes | Fig. 5a |
| Bgd | Steppe on inactive floodplain with salt flats | 47.5 | Yes | Fig. 5b |
| bGd | Active floodplain with shrub dominated vegetation | 22.5 | Yes | Fig. 5c |
| BGd | Floodplain with developing vegetation | 1.5 | No | – |
| BgD | Dynamic dunes | 11.8 | Yes | Fig. 5d |
| bgD | Stabilized dunes, with inactive vegetation | 0.0 | No | – |
| bGD | Stabilized dunes, with active vegetation on moist soil | 12.7 | Yes | Fig. 5e |
| BGD | Stabilized dunes, with active vegetation | 0.6 | No | – |