Seasonal patterns of spatial differentiation of landcover change in China

Using the 1° × 1° NOAA AVHRR NDVI data set in China, an index on the spatial different gradient of landcover is created. Then based on the index and supported by the geographical information system, it is revealed through principal component and factor analyses methods that there exist four types of seasonal patterns of spatial differentiation of landcover change in China, i. e. November to next March type, June to September type, May or October type and April type.