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Attributing regional trends of evapotranspiration and gross primary productivity with remote sensing: a case study in the North China Plain
Xingguo Mo
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Key Laboratory of Water Cycle & Related Land Surface Processes, Institute
of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of
Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of
Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
Xuejuan Chen
Key Laboratory of Water Cycle & Related Land Surface Processes, Institute
of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of
Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of
Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
Key Laboratory of Water Cycle & Related Land Surface Processes, Institute
of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of
Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
Suxia Liu
Key Laboratory of Water Cycle & Related Land Surface Processes, Institute
of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of
Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of
Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
Jun Xia
Key Laboratory of Water Cycle & Related Land Surface Processes, Institute
of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of
Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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Short summary
Attributing changes in ET and GPP is crucial to impact and adaptation assessment of climate change over the NCP. Simulations with the VIP ecohydrological model illustrated relative contributions of climatic change, CO2 fertilization, and management to ET and GPP. Global radiation was the cause of GPP decline in summer, while air warming intensified the water cycle and advanced plant productivity in spring. Agronomical improvement was the main driver of crop productivity enhancement.
Attributing changes in ET and GPP is crucial to impact and adaptation assessment of climate...
