desertificationn. 沙漠化（中國用語：（土壤）荒漠化）、沙漠化學術名詞沙漠化：地理學、生態學、環境保護、生命科學、氣象學、土木工程英文釋義the gradual transformation of habitable land into desert; is usually caused by climate change or by destructive use of the land