Mapping the Soil Salinity Distribution and Analyzing Its Spatial and Temporal Changes in Bachu County, Xinjiang, Based on Google Earth Engine and Machine Learning

Author:

Zhang Yue12,Wu Hongqi12,Kang Yiliang12,Fan Yanmin12,Wang Shuaishuai12,Liu Zhuo12ORCID,He Feifan12

Affiliation:

1. College of Resources and Environment, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi 830052, China

2. Xinjiang Laboratory of Soil and Plant Ecological Processes, Urumqi 830052, China

Abstract

Soil salinization has a significant impact on agricultural production and ecology. There is an urgent demand to establish an effective method that monitors the spatial and temporal distribution of soil salinity. In this study, a multi-indicator soil salinity monitoring model was proposed for monitoring soil salinity in Bachu County, Kashgar Region, Xinjiang, from 2002 to 2022. The model was established by combining multiple predictors (spectral, salinity, and composite indices and topographic factors) and the accuracy of the four models (Random Forest [RF], Partial Least Squares [PLS], Classification Regression Tree [CART], and Support Vector Machine [SVM]) was compared. The results reveal the high accuracy of the optimized prediction model, and the order of the accuracy is observed as RF > PLS > CART > SVM. The most accurate model, RF, exhibited an R2 of 0.723, a root mean square error (RMSE) of 2.604 g·kg−1, and a mean absolute error (MAE) of 1.95 g·kg−1 at a 0–20 cm depth. At a 20–40 cm depth, RF had an R2 value of 0.64, an RMSE of 3.62 g·kg−1, and an MAE of 2.728 g·kg−1. Spatial changes in soil salinity were observed throughout the study period, particularly increased salinization from 2002 to 2012 in the agricultural and mountainous areas within the central and western regions of the country. However, salinization declined from 2012 to 2022, with a decreasing trend in salinity observed in the top 0–20 cm of soil, followed by an increasing trend in salinity at a 20–40 cm depth. The proposed method can effectively extract large-scale soil salinity and provide a practical basis for simplifying the remote sensing monitoring and management of soil salinity. This study also provides constructive suggestions for the protection of agricultural areas and farmlands.

Funder

Integration and Demonstration of Technical Models for Soil Improvement and Capacity Enhancement in Northwest Saline Soil Area

Publisher

MDPI AG

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