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Journal of Integrative Agriculture  2020, Vol. 19 Issue (7): 1885-1896    DOI: 10.1016/S2095-3119(19)62871-6
Special Issue: 农业生态环境-遥感合辑Agro-ecosystem & Environment—Romote sensing
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Mapping the fallowed area of paddy fields on Sanjiang Plain of Northeast China to assist water security assessments
LUO Chong1, 3, LIU Huan-jun2, 3, FU Qiang3, GUAN Hai-xiang2, YE Qiang2, ZHANG Xin-le2, KONG Fan-chang2 
School of Economics and Management, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, P.R.China
2 School of Pubilc Adminstration and Law, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, P.R.China
3 Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130102, P.R.China
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Abstract  
Rice growth requires a large amount of water, and planting rice will increase the contradiction between supply and demand of water resources.  Paddy field fallowing is important for the sustainable development of an agricultural region, but it remains a great challenge to accurately and quickly monitor the extent and area of fallowed paddy fields.  Paddy fields have unique physical features associated with paddy rice during the flooding and transplanting phases.  By comparing the differences in phenology before and after paddy field fallowing, we proposed a phenology-based fallowed paddy field mapping algorithm.  We used the Google Earth Engine (GEE) cloud computing platform and Landsat 8 images to extract the fallowed paddy field area on Sanjiang Plain of China in 2018.  The results indicated that the Landsat8, GEE, and phenology-based fallowed paddy field mapping algorithm can effectively support the mapping of fallowed paddy fields on Sanjiang Plain of China.  Based on remote sensing monitoring, the total fallowed paddy field area of Sanjiang Plain is 91 543 ha.  The resultant fallowed paddy field map is of high accuracy, with a producer (user) accuracy of 83% (81%), based on validation using ground-truth samples.  The Landsat-based map also exhibits high consistency with the agricultural statistical data.  We estimated that paddy field fallowing reduced irrigation water by 384–521 million cubic meters on Sanjiang Plain in 2018.  The research results can support subsidization grants for fallowed paddy fields, the evaluation of fallowed paddy field effects and improvement in subsequent fallowed paddy field policy in the future. 
 
Keywords:  fallowed paddy fields        Landsat 8        Sanjiang Plain        Google Earth Engine 、 water security  
Received: 06 June 2019   Accepted:
Fund: This research was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2016YFD0300604-4), the Academic Backbone Project of Northeast Agricultural University, China, and the Jilin Scientific and Technological Development Program, China (20170301001NY).
Corresponding Authors:  Correspondence LIU Huan-jun, Tel: +86-451-55191686, E-mail: huanjunliu@yeah.net   
About author:  LUO Chong, E-mail: luochong93@yeah.net;

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LUO Chong, LIU Huan-jun, FU Qiang, GUAN Hai-xiang, YE Qiang, ZHANG Xin-le, KONG Fan-chang. 2020. Mapping the fallowed area of paddy fields on Sanjiang Plain of Northeast China to assist water security assessments. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 19(7): 1885-1896.

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