1. State Key Laboratory of Desert and Oasis Ecology Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography Chinese Academy of Sciences Urumqi China
2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China
3. Key Laboratory of GIS & RS Application Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Urumqi China
4. China‐Pakistan Joint Research Center on Earth Sciences CAS‐HEC Islamabad Pakistan
5. CAS Research Center of Ecology and Environment in Central Asia Urumqi China
6. Department of Geography Ghent University Ghent Belgium