TY  - Data
T1  - The regions along the Belt and Road Initiative Desert 2000-2020 Boundary Dataset
A1  - Lv yongke
A1  - Wang zhaobin
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025-04-14
PB  - National Cryosphere Desert Data Center
AB  - This dataset is based on Landsat remote sensing images. Through preprocessing algorithms such as radiometric calibration and atmospheric correction, images of desert areas were obtained. The boundaries of the desert areas were extracted through manual visual interpretation and band index methods. The deserts involved in this dataset mainly include the major deserts along the "Belt and Road" region. They are the Tengger Desert, the Taklimakan Desert, the Badain Jaran Desert, the Kubuqi Desert, the Ulan Buh Desert, the Kumtag Desert, the Gurbantunggut Desert, the Qaidam Desert,Atyrau desert,Karakum desert,Kavir desert,Kharan desert,Kyzylkum desert,Lut desert,Moinkum desert,Registan desert,Thar desertand a total of 17 deserts. The time span is from 2000 to 2020, with data collected every five years.1. Name of DataThe regions along the Belt and Road Initiative 2000-2020 Boundary Dataset2. Data description of  attribute items   Data accuracy: 30m
DB  - NCDC
UR  - http://www.ncdc.ac.cn/portal/metadata/15c8316e-5435-4975-97bf-f14586adc097
ER  -