Arid Zone Research ›› 2025, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (5): 922-932.doi: 10.13866/j.azr.2025.05.14

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Spatial-temporal pattern and driving force analysis of NDVI in Xinjiang from 2001 to 2023

CHEN Zhen1(), CAI Zhaozhao1,2(), MA Nan1, DAI Shuo1, WANG Zhenlu1   

  1. 1. College of Computer and Information Engineering, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi 830052, Xinjiang, China
    2. Xinjiang Agricultural Informatization Engineering Technology Research Center, Urumqi 830052, Xinjiang, China
  • Received:2024-11-30 Revised:2025-04-02 Online:2025-05-15 Published:2025-10-22
  • Contact: CAI Zhaozhao E-mail:13075460847@163.com;czz@xjau.edu.cn

Abstract:

Based on the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) from 2001 to 2023, the temporal and spatial variation trend of NDVI in Xinjiang, China was explored, and the NDVI driving factors were explored by using the optimal parameter geodetector. The results showed that: (1) From 2001 to 2023, the annual average NDVI in Xinjiang was relatively low, ranging from 0.087 to 0.106. The overall trend showed a fluctuating upward trend, and the vegetation coverage improved. The area with slightly significant or above increased accounted for 52.12%. (2) In terms of spatial distribution, NDVI has obvious heterogeneity, which is characterized by ‘high in northwest and low in southeast’. NDVI is relatively stable as a whole, and the weak variation area accounts for 60.64%, mainly distributed in the basin area. In the future trend of vegetation change, the area from improvement to degradation accounted for 58.24%, indicating that the overall vegetation cover in Xinjiang may show a negative trend in the future. (3) NDVI is mainly affected by vegetation type, land use type and soil type which are the main driving factors of vegetation change in Xinjiang. Under the two-factor interaction, the q value was the highest after the interaction of vegetation type and soil type, while the Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) and radiation had the least impact on NDVI.

Key words: NDVI, optimal parameter, geographic detector, driving factors, Xinjiang