Trends in reference evapotranspiration and its attribution over the past 50 years in the Loess Plateau, China: implications for ecological projects and agricultural production
Trends in reference evapotranspiration and its attribution over the past 50 years in the Loess Plateau, China: implications for ecological projects and agricultural production
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DOI:
10.1007/s00477-015-1203-5
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发表时间:
2016
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4.2
通讯作者:
Zhongjie Shi;Li-hong Xu;Xiaohui Yang;Hao Guo;Linshui Dong;Aiyun Song;Xiao Zhang;N. Shan
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作者:
Zhongjie Shi;Li-hong Xu;Xiaohui Yang;Hao Guo;Linshui Dong;Aiyun Song;Xiao Zhang;N. Shan
In the water-limited Loess Plateau, reference evapotranspiration (ETo) is an important hydrological factor affecting the implementation of ecological projects, agricultural production, and water resource management, and its long-term variation is of great interest in climate change studies. Based on daily data from 57 meteorological stations, temporal and spatial patterns in EToand related driving factors were evaluated for the period 1958–2011. In addition, the influences of agricultural cultivation and urbanization on ETotrends were also analyzed. The results indicated both decreasing and increasing trends in annual and seasonal EToseries in this area. The area-average EToseries experienced a weak decreasing annual trend. However, more EToseries were found with increasing trends. More decreasing trends were found in summer, winter, and the growing season, but more increasing trends were seen in spring and autumn. Analysis of the contributions of meteorological variables on trends in EToshowed that wind speed was the most dominant factor affecting ETovariation at most stations. In addition, cultivation and urbanization also affected ETotrends. The impact on ETotrend was more obvious for the urbanization than cultivation. A warmer and drier trend would affect the implementation of ecological projects, the occurrence of dried soil layers, desertification, and agricultural production of the area.