该研究方向主要是通过Landsat数据来发展适合城市区域复杂环境状态下的长时序、高时空分辨率的植被物候制图研究，并进一步探究植被物候对于城市化的响应，为应对未来全球城市化及气候变化提供科学基础并提出应对措施。
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