TY - Data T1 - The regions along the Belt and Road Initiative 2000-2020 sand ridge dataset A1 - Liu xinchao A1 - Wang zhaobin PY - 2025 DA - 2025-04-29 PB - National Cryosphere Desert Data Center AB - This dataset is based on Landsat remote sensing imagery and obtained desert area images through preprocessing algorithms such as radiometric calibration and atmospheric correction. The sand dune crests were extracted manually through visual interpretation. The deserts covered in the dataset mainly include the Taklamakan Desert, the Junggar Basin Desert (the desert in the Junggar Basin), the Badain Jaran Desert, the Tengger Desert, the Kumtag Desert, the Qaidam Basin Desert, the Kubuqi Desert, and the Wulanbuhu DesertAtyrau desert,Karakum desert,Kavir desert,Kharan desert,Kyzylkum desert,Lut desert,Moinkum desert,Registan desert,Thar desert. It contains five periods from 2000 to 2020. This sand dune crest dataset provides a basis for the extraction of sand dune crests and the study of sand dune movement patterns in desert areas of China. DB - NCDC UR - http://www.ncdc.ac.cn/portal/metadata/b7664ba4-f337-4707-a640-1ab3c2bf4710 ER -