Urban land cover mapping under the Local Climate Zone scheme using Sentinel-2 and PALSAR-2 data

Y La, H Bagan, Y Yamagata - Urban Climate, 2020 - Elsevier
The spatial and spectral heterogeneity of urban areas makes land cover classification a
challenging process. In this study, we highlight the potential of combined multi-spectral Sentinel-…

[HTML][HTML] Spatiotemporal variations of permafrost extent in Mongolia during 1950–2022

…, X Yan, P Lou, D Wang, J Chen, A Wen, Y La - Ecological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Permafrost in Mongolia is located in the transition zone between high-latitude and high-altitude
permafrost regions of the Northern Hemisphere, with large temperature differences and …

[HTML][HTML] Deep learning reveals rapid vegetation greening in changing climate from 1988 to 2018 on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

…, X Zhu, J Chen, X Lin, R Li, C Shang, D Wang, Y La… - Ecological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Vegetation dynamics in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP) have been debated in recent decades.
Most studies suggest that wetter and warmer climatic conditions would release low …

Storage, patterns, and environmental controls of soil organic carbon stocks in the permafrost regions of the Northern Hemisphere

…, D Zou, J Chen, X Wei, A Wen, C Shang, Y La… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Large stocks of soil organic carbon (SOC) accumulated in the Northern Hemisphere permafrost
regions may be vulnerable to climatic warming, but global estimates of SOC distribution …

[HTML][HTML] A 1 km resolution soil organic carbon dataset for frozen ground in the Third Pole

…, J Ni, X Li, W Ma, A Wen, C Shang, Y La… - Earth System …, 2021 - essd.copernicus.org
Soil organic carbon (SOC) is very important in the vulnerable ecological environment of the
Third Pole; however, data regarding the spatial distribution of SOC are still scarce and …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial–temporal and driving factors of land use/cover change in Mongolia from 1990 to 2021

J Hao, Q Lin, T Wu, J Chen, W Li, X Wu, G Hu, Y La - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
During the past several decades, desertification and land degradation have become more
and more serious in Mongolia. The drivers of land use/cover change (LUCC), such as …

[HTML][HTML] Recognition of thaw slumps based on machine learning and UAVs: A case study in the Qilian Mountains, northeastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

…, R Li, X Lin, C Shang, A Wen, D Wang, Y La… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The thawing of permafrost on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP) leads to more frequent occurrences
of thaw slump (TS), which have significant impacts on local ecosystems, carbon cycles…

[HTML][HTML] Combination of sentinel-2 and palsar-2 for local climate zone classification: A case study of nanchang, China

C Chen, H Bagan, X Xie, Y La, Y Yamagata - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
Local climate zone (LCZ) maps have been used widely to study urban structures and urban
heat islands. Because remote sensing data enable automated LCZ mapping on a large scale…

Evaporation from soil and thermokarst lakes contribute more to local precipitation than plant transpiration in permafrost regions of the central Qinghai—Tibet Plateau

…, T Wu, X Wu, J Chen, P Lou, X Ma, Y La… - Water Resources …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Permafrost degradation on the Qinghai—Tibet Plateau (QTP) directly affects evapotranspiration
and moisture recycling processes by changing the underlying land surface conditions. …

Revealing the Dual Impacts of Climate and Grazing on Vegetation in Mongolia: Permafrost Buffering and the Paradox of Greening

Y La, T Wu, H Bagan, X Zhu, X Wu, P Lou… - Available at SSRN … - papers.ssrn.com
Mongolia's ecosystem is highly vulnerable to both climate change and overgrazing, which
threaten its ecological stability and livestock husbandry. However, insufficient high-quality …