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Research article
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10 May 2017
Research article |
| 10 May 2017
Ecohydrological optimality in the Northeast China Transect
Department of Hydraulic Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
State Key Laboratory of Hydroscience and Engineering, Beijing, 100084, China
Qinshu Li
Department of Hydraulic Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
State Key Laboratory of Hydroscience and Engineering, Beijing, 100084, China
Kangle Mo
Department of Hydraulic Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
State Key Laboratory of Hydroscience and Engineering, Beijing, 100084, China
Lexin Zhang
Department of Hydraulic Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
State Key Laboratory of Hydroscience and Engineering, Beijing, 100084, China
Hong Shen
Department of Hydraulic Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
State Key Laboratory of Hydroscience and Engineering, Beijing, 100084, China
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Short summary
It is interesting to understand vegetation distribution and dynamics under water limitation in this transect. We apply Eagleson's ecohydrological optimality method in the NECT based on data from 2000 to 2013 to get M*, then compare with M from NDVI, furthermore to discuss the sensitivity of M* to vegetation properties and climate factors. The result indicates that the average M* fits the actual M well. The sensitivity analyses show how M* changes with vegetation characteristics and climates.
It is interesting to understand vegetation distribution and dynamics under water limitation in...
