Quantitative assessment and driving force analysis of vegetation drought risk to climate change:Methodology and application in Northeast China

• Published in: Agricultural and forest meteorology Vol. 282-283; p. 107865
• Main Authors: Li, Kaiwei, Tong, Zhijun, Liu, Xingpeng, Zhang, Jiquan, Tong, Siqin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 15.03.2020
• Subjects: Climate variability; Human activities; Quantitative assessment; Vegetation drought risk; Human activities; Quantitative assessment; Climate variability; Vegetation drought risk

•A quantitative assessment framework for ecosystem drought risk was established.•Nearly 45.4% of ecosystem vegetation in NEC has a moderate or high risk of drought.•Quantitative assessment of vulnerability is the key point to drought risk assessment.•The drought risk patterns driven by climate varia...