Time-Lagged Correlation between Soil Moisture and Intra-Annual Dynamics of Vegetation on the Mongolian Plateau

• Published in: Remote sensing (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 13; no. 8; p. 1527
• Main Authors: Bao, Yongbin, Zhang, Jiquan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 15.04.2021
• Subjects: arid and semiarid regions; Arid regions; Arid zones; Browning; Central Asia; Climate change; Coniferous forests; Correlation; Data assimilation; Datasets; Deserts; different vegetation types; Forests; Grasslands; Investigations; Moisture content; normalized difference vegetation index; Normalized difference vegetative index; phenology period; Plant growth; Precipitation; R&D; Remote sensing; Research & development; Semi arid areas; Semiarid zones; Soil dynamics; Soil layers; Soil moisture; soil water; soil water content; Terrestrial ecosystems; Vegetation; Vegetation index; Water content; Water resources; Northern Hemisphere; China; Inner Mongolia China; Central Asia

Soil moisture is a reliable water resource for plant growth in arid and semi-arid regions. Characterizing the interaction between soil moisture and vegetation is important for assessing the sustainability of terrestrial ecosystems. This study explores the spatiotemporal characteristics of four soil...