Correlation of climate change and human activities with agricultural drought and its impact on the net primary production of winter wheat

• Published in: Journal of hydrology (Amsterdam) Vol. 620; p. 129504
• Main Authors: Wu, Jiujiang, Gu, Yuhui, Sun, Kexin, Wang, Nan, Shen, Hongzheng, Wang, Yongqiang, Ma, Xiaoyi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.05.2023
• Subjects: Agricultural drought; agroecosystems; China; climate change; drought; evapotranspiration; food security; humans; irrigation; latitude; Meteorological drought; Net primary production; net primary productivity; phenology; Propagation time; rain; soil water; solar radiation; temperature; wind; Winter wheat; China; Agricultural drought; Meteorological drought; Propagation time; Net primary production; Winter wheat

•Drought propagation time increased with decreasing precipitation.•Climate change is the main driver of agricultural drought.•Precipitation was the main driver of human activities.•Prolonged drought propagation time reduced winter wheat NPP.•The sensitivity of winter wheat NPP to agricultural drough...