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REMOTE SENSING MONITORING AND ANALYSIS OF 
RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT ON LOESS PLATEAU 
Gao Qi Jiang 
Yuan Yue Gui 
North China Agricult. Remote Sensing Center 
No. 45, 4th Taoyuan, Xinjian Road 
Taiyuan, Shanxi Province 30002, China 
ISPRS Commission VII / Working Group 5 
ABSTRACT 
Agricultural reclaiming on the Loess Plateau of China has a long history, and the green vegetation 
resources there are quite poor. Therefore, the various geomorphologic features with crisscrossing gullies 
and the storm factors on the plateau have resulted in rather vulnerable ecological environment, and the 
soil erosion has become a public hazard limiting local agricultural production development and people's 
life improvement. This article, with the use of a great deal of information and data on resources and 
environmental gained by the means of satellite remote sensing, analyzed a seriously soil-eroded province 
- Shanxi Province on the plateau from a view of soil conservation. The article set forth the province's 
geomorphology, composition of ground surface substances, rainfall, human activities, etc, and elucidated 
the mechanism of soil erosion. It concluded that protecting and increasing green vegetation covering 
areas and quality, rationally using natural resources and taking the road of comprehensive development 
are essential to improve ecological environment and economy in the region. 
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