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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-4741-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-4741-2021
Research article
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31 Aug 2021
Research article |  | 31 Aug 2021

Assessing the large-scale plant–water relations in the humid, subtropical Pearl River basin of China

Hailong Wang, Kai Duan, Bingjun Liu, and Xiaohong Chen

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Using remote sensing and reanalysis data, we examined the relationships between vegetation development and water resource availability in a humid subtropical basin. We found overall increases in total water storage and surface greenness and vegetation production, and the changes were particularly profound in cropland-dominated regions. Correlation analysis implies water availability leads the variations in greenness and production, and irrigation may improve production during dry periods.