Regional vegetation dynamics and its response to climate change-a case study in the Tao River Basin in Northwestern China

• Published in: Environmental research letters Vol. 9; no. 12; pp. 125003 - 125014
• Main Authors: Li, Changbin, Qi, Jiaguo, Yang, Linshan, Wang, Shuaibing, Yang, Wenjin, Zhu, Gaofeng, Zou, Songbing, Zhang, Feng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bristol IOP Publishing 01.12.2014
• Subjects: Climate change; Correlation analysis; Germination; Growing season; Normalized difference vegetative index; Rainfall; Regional analysis; Regression analysis; Regression models; remote sensing; River basins; Rivers; Spring; Spring (season); Tao River Basin; Vegetation; vegetation dynamics; Vegetation growth; China, People's Rep., Xizang, Tibetan Plateau; China, People's Rep., Loess Plateau; China, People's Rep

The 30-year normalized-difference vegetation index (NDVI) time series from AVHRR MODIS satellite sensors was used in this study to assess the regional vegetation dynamic changes in the Tao River Basin, which cuts across the Eastern Tibetan Plateau (ETP) and the Southwestern Loess Plateau (SLP). Firs...