Health Index and 30-Year Area Change of Riparian Forests in Arid Regions

Hao GH created a dataset on the health status of riparian forests in arid regions between 2022 and 2024. It includes data on changes in forest area within a 1 km radius over the past 30 years. The dataset was last updated on May 12, 2026.

Use Cases

• Assess riparian forest health based on the described health index.
• Analyze 30-year trends in riparian forest area change within a 1 km radius.
• Model relationships between forest health and influencing variables mentioned in the description.
• Monitor the impact of arid conditions on riparian ecosystems over time.

Strengths

• Data covers a 30-year time span for area change analysis.
• Includes a health index for riparian forests.
• Dataset is openly licensed under CC-BY-4.0.

Limitations

• Dataset size is only 80.5 KB, indicating a very limited scope.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Hao GH

Time Range

Area change data spans 30 years; health status assessed between 2022 and 2024.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-12 09:06:15; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Riparian forests in arid regions.