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, Volume 10, Issue 2, pp 183–195 | Cite as

Seasonal agricultural land use patterns in China's Pearl River Delta from multi-date landsat images

  • Lo Chor-pang 
  • Pannell Clifton W. 
Water in China and Elsewhere
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Abstract

Landsat images of the Pearl River delta region of SE China were interpreted manually in combination with other data sources to identify, measure and to map agricultural land use in a 25,775 km2 study area during three growing seasons of 1978. Areal measurements for different land uses were compiled. Paddy lands, which accounted for 6,340 km2, were evaluated and classified on the basis of quality, yield and production. Rice production for the study area was then estimated at 5.9 million metric tons based on average yields for the different grades of paddy land.

Keywords

Environmental Management Agricultural Land Landsat River Delta Average Yield 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Lo Chor-pang 
    • 1
  • Pannell Clifton W. 
    • 1
  1. 1.Department of GeographyUniversity of GeorgiaAthensUSA

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