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F. Golabkesh, A. Nazarpour, N. Ghanavati, T. Babaeinejad,
Volume 26, Issue 2 (9-2022)
Abstract

The current study aims to find the best methods of using remote sensing and supervised classification algorithms in long-term salinity monitoring of salinity changes in the Atabieh area with an area of 5000 hectares in the west of Khuzestan province. The procedure is based on the separation of different levels of saline soils utilizing information obtained from Landsat 7 and 8 satellite images (2001 to 2015) along with salinity data taken from the study area, and salinity indices including SI1, SI2, SI3, NDSI, IPVI, and VSSI. The results show the expansion of the saline zone trend in the soils of the study area, among which, soils with EC of more than 16 dS m-1 (very saline) have the highest frequency. The area of saline soils has increased significantly over the past 15 years, with a saline land area increasing by more than 90%. The percentage of salinity class is low (S1). According to this study, the only significant index in soil salinity at a 95% confidence level is the SI3 index, which has been able to have a good estimate of the increasing changes in soils in the region. The results of the supervised classification showed that the support vector machine (with an overall accuracy of 95.78 and a kappa coefficient of 0.89) is more accurate. After the vector machine method, the methods of minimum distance, maximum likelihood, and distance of Mahalanobis have the highest accuracy, respectively. Based on salinity maps obtained in years in 2001, 2005, 2010, and 2015, it can be said that the salinity rate in the whole of the study area was progressing and at the same time the salinity area in the middle and high classes increased decreased and on the other hand, the salinity area in the high class in 2001 gradually increased and distributed in 2015 throughout the region.


M. Feyzolahpour, B. Mohamady Yeganeh, M. Amri,
Volume 29, Issue 4 (12-2025)
Abstract

By utilizing land surface temperature (LST), valuable insights can be gained regarding the impact of land use on energy balance processes. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the trend of LST changes due to land use changes in the Gorab rural district. Four land use types, including water bodies, bare land, Agricultural area, and forest, were determined from 2013 to 2024 for the maximum likelihood classification (MLC) and support vector machine (SVM) models. The surveys showed that the area of water in the dry period decreased from 0.9 km2 in 2013 to 0.4 km2 in 2024, a decrease of 0.5 km2. In contrast, the area of forest areas increased from 136.1 km2 in the dry period of 2013 to 147.2 km2 in 2024. The Kappa coefficient values for the SVM and MLC models during the wet season of 2021 were 53.94 and 68.7, respectively. Based on this, it was found that the MLC model has higher accuracy. To match spectral indices with LST values, NDVI, NDSI, and NDWI were calculated. Land use changes during the 2013-2024 period affected land surface temperatures, causing fluctuations from 11.5°C to 21.18°C in the wet season and from 13.81°C to 31.45°C in the dry season. The highest LST values were associated with barren land, while water bodies and vegetation cover had the lowest LST values. Among the spectral indices, the highest positive correlation was observed with NDWI, with a value of 0.64 in 2024. The highest negative correlation, -0.66, was observed with NDVI in the same year. Over the 11 years, the area of forest cover increased by 8.15%, while agricultural land decreased by 33.5%. The most significant change occurred in agricultural lands, which declined in area from 35.5 km² to 23.6 km².


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