The 30 m land cover dataset for capturing land cover changes induced by ecological restoration from 1990 to 2022 on the Chinese Loess Plateau

Abstract Continuous time-series of land cover is critical for attributing runoff, sediment and carbon changes on the Chinese Loess Plateau (CLP). However, current land cover products with annal temporal resolution lack spatial identification accuracy, particularly in capturing authentic changes of c...

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Main Authors: Zhihui Wang, Xiaogang Shi, Shentang Dou, Miaomiao Cheng, Lulu Miao
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-02-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-04575-y
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description Abstract Continuous time-series of land cover is critical for attributing runoff, sediment and carbon changes on the Chinese Loess Plateau (CLP). However, current land cover products with annal temporal resolution lack spatial identification accuracy, particularly in capturing authentic changes of cropland, forest and grassland. To address these issues, a 30 m annual land cover dataset was proposed by the Yellow River Conservancy Commission (YRCC_LPLC) for the CLP from 1990 to 2022. Different levels of land cover were classified using different combinations of spectral, monthly and annual temporal and topographic features and Random Forest classifier. Compared to other land cover products (45.64%–73.38%), the accuracy of YRCC_LPLC has a better performance with an overall accuracy of 85.16%. The YRCC_LPLC is capable of capturing not only the explicit spatial variation but also the change direction and change time of land cover, especially for the most critical conversion of cropland into forest and grassland induced by implementation of Grain to Green Program on the CLP.
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spelling doaj-art-329ee6561e4149f4b262cfa22da607fd2025-08-20T02:48:30ZengNature PortfolioScientific Data2052-44632025-02-0112111310.1038/s41597-025-04575-yThe 30 m land cover dataset for capturing land cover changes induced by ecological restoration from 1990 to 2022 on the Chinese Loess PlateauZhihui Wang0Xiaogang Shi1Shentang Dou2Miaomiao Cheng3Lulu Miao4Key Laboratory of Soil and Water Conservation on the Loess Plateau of Ministry of Water Resources, Yellow River Institute of Hydraulic Research, Yellow River Conservancy CommissionSchool of Social and Environmental Sustainability, University of GlasgowKey Laboratory of Soil and Water Conservation on the Loess Plateau of Ministry of Water Resources, Yellow River Institute of Hydraulic Research, Yellow River Conservancy CommissionKey Laboratory of Soil and Water Conservation on the Loess Plateau of Ministry of Water Resources, Yellow River Institute of Hydraulic Research, Yellow River Conservancy CommissionKey Laboratory of Soil and Water Conservation on the Loess Plateau of Ministry of Water Resources, Yellow River Institute of Hydraulic Research, Yellow River Conservancy CommissionAbstract Continuous time-series of land cover is critical for attributing runoff, sediment and carbon changes on the Chinese Loess Plateau (CLP). However, current land cover products with annal temporal resolution lack spatial identification accuracy, particularly in capturing authentic changes of cropland, forest and grassland. To address these issues, a 30 m annual land cover dataset was proposed by the Yellow River Conservancy Commission (YRCC_LPLC) for the CLP from 1990 to 2022. Different levels of land cover were classified using different combinations of spectral, monthly and annual temporal and topographic features and Random Forest classifier. Compared to other land cover products (45.64%–73.38%), the accuracy of YRCC_LPLC has a better performance with an overall accuracy of 85.16%. The YRCC_LPLC is capable of capturing not only the explicit spatial variation but also the change direction and change time of land cover, especially for the most critical conversion of cropland into forest and grassland induced by implementation of Grain to Green Program on the CLP.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-04575-y
spellingShingle Zhihui Wang
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The 30 m land cover dataset for capturing land cover changes induced by ecological restoration from 1990 to 2022 on the Chinese Loess Plateau
Scientific Data
title The 30 m land cover dataset for capturing land cover changes induced by ecological restoration from 1990 to 2022 on the Chinese Loess Plateau
title_full The 30 m land cover dataset for capturing land cover changes induced by ecological restoration from 1990 to 2022 on the Chinese Loess Plateau
title_fullStr The 30 m land cover dataset for capturing land cover changes induced by ecological restoration from 1990 to 2022 on the Chinese Loess Plateau
title_full_unstemmed The 30 m land cover dataset for capturing land cover changes induced by ecological restoration from 1990 to 2022 on the Chinese Loess Plateau
title_short The 30 m land cover dataset for capturing land cover changes induced by ecological restoration from 1990 to 2022 on the Chinese Loess Plateau
title_sort 30 m land cover dataset for capturing land cover changes induced by ecological restoration from 1990 to 2022 on the chinese loess plateau
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-04575-y
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