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Bayesian Model Averaging shows a better capability to represent the future climate and less uncertainty represented by the 22-model ensemble than does the Simple Model Average. From 2006 to 2100, the average growing season temperature value will increase by 2.9 \u00b0C, from 14.4 \u00b0C to 17.3 \u00b0C under three climate scenarios (RCP 26, RCP 45 and  RCP 85). We then conduct multiple regression analysis between climate changes compiled from the Climate Research Unit database and vegetation greenness from the GIMMS NDVI3g dataset. There is a general acceleration in the desertification trend under the  RCP 85 scenario in middle and northern part of Middle Asia, northwestern China except Xinjiang and the Mongolian Plateau (except the middle part). The RCP 85 scenario shows a more severe desertification trend than does RCP 26. Desertification in dry land Asia, particularly in the regions highlighted in this study, calls for further investigation into climate change impacts and adaptations.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/rs70403863","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2015,4,7]],"date-time":"2015-04-07T03:47:46Z","timestamp":1428378466000},"page":"3863-3877","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":52,"title":["Future Climate Impact on the Desertification in the Dry Land Asia Using AVHRR GIMMS NDVI3g Data"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"7","author":[{"given":"Lijuan","family":"Miao","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology, College of Global Change and Earth System Science, Beijing Normal University, 19 Xinjiekouwai Street, Beijing 100875, China"},{"name":"Mongolian and Inner Asia Studies Unit, Cambridge University, Cambridge CB2 3RF, UK"}]},{"given":"Peilong","family":"Ye","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Atmospheric Sciences, Lanzhou University, 222 TianShui Street, Lanzhou 730000, China"}]},{"given":"Bin","family":"He","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology, College of Global Change and Earth System Science, Beijing Normal University, 19 Xinjiekouwai Street, Beijing 100875, China"}]},{"given":"Lizi","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Cultural Relics and Museology, Fudan University, 220 Handan Road,  Shanghai 200433, China"}]},{"given":"Xuefeng","family":"Cui","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology, College of Global Change and Earth System Science, Beijing Normal University, 19 Xinjiekouwai Street, Beijing 100875, China"},{"name":"School of Mathematical Sciences, University of Dublin, Belfield, D4, Ireland"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2015,4,1]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"10081","DOI":"10.5194\/acp-13-10081-2013","article-title":"Expansion of global drylands under a warming climate","volume":"13","author":"Feng","year":"2013","journal-title":"Atmos. 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