Complex analysis of an aridification- endangered area: case study from the Danube-Tisza Interfluve

Authors

  • Gergely Zsákovics University of Szeged, Department of Physical Geography and Geoinformatics, H-6722 Szeged, Egyetem u. 2-6.
  • Ferenc Kovács University of Szeged, Department of Physical Geography and Geoinformatics, H-6722 Szeged, Egyetem u. 2-6.
  • Andrea Kiss University of Szeged, Department of Physical Geography and Geoinformatics, H-6722 Szeged, Egyetem u. 2-6.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56617/tl.4095

Keywords:

aridification, groundwater- level decrease, drought index- mapping, SPI, NDVI

Abstract

Complex analysis of a sandy area was carried out, located in the Danube-Tisza Interfluve (Hungary), endangered by water- shortage. SPI drought index maps based on monthly precipitation data in the period between 1970 and 2000, result maps of groundwater- level changes from 1971 to 2000 as well as maps describing soil characteristics of the area were applied. Based on the above-mentioned database, we generated a result map of endangered areas threatened to different extents from the viewpoint of water management. The result map was compared with the areas of potentially endangered woodlands, which were taken into consideration with respect to the variability and change of the climate. These latter areas were revealed by the analysis of the NDVI (Normalized Vegetation Index) of the period between 1992 and 2001. The result map can provide a good background to landscape planning where it is indispensable to take the aspects of water management and hydrometeorology into consideration.

Author Biography

  • Gergely Zsákovics, University of Szeged, Department of Physical Geography and Geoinformatics, H-6722 Szeged, Egyetem u. 2-6.

    corresponding author
    zsakovics.gergely@gmail.com

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Published

2009-07-24

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How to Cite

Complex analysis of an aridification- endangered area: case study from the Danube-Tisza Interfluve. (2009). JOURNAL OF LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY, 7(1), 117-126. https://doi.org/10.56617/tl.4095

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