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Evaluating the vegetation destruction and recovery of Wenchuan earthquake using MODIS data

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  • Yang Liu
  • Ronggao Liu
  • Quansheng Ge

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The Ms 8.0 Wenchuan earthquake in 2008 has led to huge damage to land surface vegetation in northwest Sichuan, one of the typical ecological fragile regions in China. In this paper, the vegetation degradation by the earthquake and its recovery after the disaster are evaluated from analysis of MODIS Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) time series products and other ancillary GIS data. The results suggest that local vegetation GPP after the earthquake in the heavy afflicted area has decreased by 22%. The local vegetation productivity in the heavy afflicted area had recovered to 84 and 87% after 1 and 2 months later. Since August 2008, the vegetation productivity has increased to a nearly normal level. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2010

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  • Yang Liu & Ronggao Liu & Quansheng Ge, 2010. "Evaluating the vegetation destruction and recovery of Wenchuan earthquake using MODIS data," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 54(3), pages 851-862, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:nathaz:v:54:y:2010:i:3:p:851-862
    DOI: 10.1007/s11069-010-9511-z
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    1. Fangxin Yi & Yong Tu, 2018. "An Evaluation of the Paired Assistance to Disaster-Affected Areas Program in Disaster Recovery: The Case of the Wenchuan Earthquake," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(12), pages 1-15, November.
    2. Jingzhong Li & Xiao Xie & Bingyu Zhao & Xiao Xiao & Bing Xue, 2022. "Spatio-Temporal Processes and Characteristics of Vegetation Recovery in the Earthquake Area: A Case Study of Wenchuan, China," Land, MDPI, vol. 11(4), pages 1-17, March.
    3. Mengxin Pu & Yinbing Zhao & Zhongyun Ni & Zhongliang Huang & Wanlan Peng & Yi Zhou & Jingjing Liu & Yingru Gong, 2022. "Spatial-Temporal Evolution and Driving Forces of NDVI in China’s Giant Panda National Park," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(11), pages 1-31, May.
    4. Quanjun Jiao & Bing Zhang & Liangyun Liu & Zhenwang Li & Yuemin Yue & Yong Hu, 2014. "Assessment of spatio-temporal variations in vegetation recovery after the Wenchuan earthquake using Landsat data," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 70(2), pages 1309-1326, January.

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