Monitoring of Revegetation Works in Mu Us Desert by the Infrared TV Camera Remote Sensing System

Abstract

We applied the portable remote sensing system to the monitoring of revegetation works in the Mu Us Desert, inner Mongolia, China. This system consists of an infrared TV camere, some filters to get infared, red, green and blue images, a TV monitor and micro computer system with frame memories. Using biband operation and others, we were able to visualize the distribution of the vigor of Sabina community and the damages of roadside trees, Populus nigra var. thevestina, by the drought. And the multi-band images of Salix matsudana, which is carried out the base cut operation to measure the water usages, are regarded to reflect the quantity and quality of chlorophyll and water potential.