Integrated Remote Sensing and Time Series Analysis for Long-Term Assessment of Vegetation Resilience: Synthesizing Climatic Variables and Land-Use/Land-Cover Trajectories in Al-Ahsa Oasis, Saudi Arabia

A comprehensive 41-year analysis of Al-Ahsa Oasis reveals that while overall vegetation cover has improved, significant degradation persists in urban and water-dominated areas, accounting for nearly half of the oasis. The study, combining remote sensing data from three Landsat sensors with climatic variables, found no strong interannual climate-vegetation relationships after detrending, indicating long-term trends drive observed changes rather than short-term climate variations. High accuracy in land-use/land-cover trajectory classification underscores robust mapping performance. These findings provide critical insights for sustainable urban planning and agricultural management in this fragile arid ecosystem.

Aljaddani, A. H. (2026). Integrated Remote Sensing and Time Series Analysis for Long-Term Assessment of Vegetation Resilience: Synthesizing Climatic Variables and Land-Use/Land-Cover Trajectories in Al-Ahsa Oasis, Saudi Arabia. Land, 15(9), 1758. https://doi.org/10.3390/land15091758