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Table 4 Markov chain transition probability matrix of land use land cover types for the period 2002–2017

From: Impacts of land use/land cover and climate changes on soil erosion in Muga watershed, Upper Blue Nile basin (Abay), Ethiopia

LULC

Probability of changing to 2017

Built-up

Shrub-bushland

Forest

Cultivated land

Grassland

Probability of changing from 2002

 Bulit-up

0.09

0.00

0.00

0.78

0.13

 Shrub-bushland

0.00

0.57

0.08

0.33

0.02

 Forest

0.00

0.43

0.54

0.03

0.00

 Cultivated

0.02

0.01

0.00

0.83

0.13

 Grassland

0.00

0.28

0.00

0.41

0.30

  1. The bold number indicates the total area of each LULC class that remained unchanged