Evolution of the vegetation system in the Heihe River basin  in the last 2000 years

Li, Shoubo; Zhao, Yan; Wei, Yongping; Zheng, Hang

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-4233-2017

Articles | Volume 21, issue 8

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-4233-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-4233-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 21, issue 8

Research article

|

28 Aug 2017

Research article |

| 28 Aug 2017

Evolution of the vegetation system in the Heihe River basin in the last 2000 years

Shoubo Li, Yan Zhao, Yongping Wei, and Hang Zheng

Data sets

Satellite Image USGS http://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/

The runoff observation data, the groundwater recharge data, the meteorological observation data, and the Land cover maps WestDC http://westdc.westgis.ac.cn/

Short summary

This study aims to investigate the evolution of natural and crop vegetation systems over the past 2000 years accommodated with the changes in water regimes at the basin scale. It is based on remote-sensing data and previous historical research. The methods developed and the findings obtained from this study could assist in understanding how current ecosystem problems were created in the past and what their implications for future river basin management are.