Asymmetric effects of daytime and nighttime warming on spring phenology in the temperate grasslands of China

• Published in: Agricultural and forest meteorology Vol. 259; pp. 240 - 249
• Main Authors: Shen, Xiangjin, Liu, Binhui, Henderson, Mark, Wang, Lei, Wu, Zhengfang, Wu, Haitao, Jiang, Ming, Lu, Xianguo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 15.09.2018
• Subjects: asymmetry; carbon; China; Climate change; grasslands; growing season; NDVI; normalized difference vegetation index; phenology; seasonal variation; spring; Spring phenology; Start of growing season; Temperate grasslands; temperate zones; temperature; terrestrial ecosystems; winter; China; Temperate grasslands; Climate change; Start of growing season; NDVI; Spring phenology; China
• ISSN: 0168-1923; 1873-2240
• DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2018.05.006

•Changes of spring phenology across the temperate grasslands of China were analyzed.•The start date of the vegetation growing season (SOS) advanced over 1982–2015.•Warm temperatures advance the SOS, but the effects of Tmax and Tmin are asymmetric.•The SOS was more strongly associated with Tmax in wi...