DOI: 10.1007/s10584-014-1069-4
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-84926277306
论文题名: Land use/land cover changes and regional climate over the Loess Plateau during 2001–2009. Part I: observational evidence
作者: Fan X. ; Ma Z. ; Yang Q. ; Han Y. ; Mahmood R. ; Zheng Z.
刊名: Climatic Change
ISSN: 0165-0009
EISSN: 1573-1480
出版年: 2015
卷: 129, 期: 2018-03-04 起始页码: 427
结束页码: 440
语种: 英语
Scopus关键词: Deforestation
; Economics
; Environmental impact
; Land use
; Landforms
; Population statistics
; Sediments
; Surveys
; Vegetation
; Adverse environmental impacts
; Analysis and modeling
; Annual precipitation
; Chinese Government
; Climatic conditions
; Grain for green projects
; Land use/land cover
; Land use/land cover change
; Climate change
英文摘要: Adverse environmental impacts from deforestation are a growing area of concern in climate change discussions. The Chinese government has implemented a series of policies, such as the Grain for Green Project, in an attempt to mitigate the impacts. This study takes a regional perspective to report land use/land cover changes over the Loess Plateau region from 2001 to 2009. MODIS data were used in analyzing both the conversions among and the resulting changes in different land types. Government statistical census data and observed climate data were also incorporated in the analysis. A general consistency is shown in both remotely sensed and census data. With the implementation of various projects, including the Grain for Green Project, the total areas covered by grassland, cropland, and forests have increased by 19.2 % (6.05 × 104 km2), 33.7 % (5.80 × 104 km2), and 19.6 % (3.08 × 104 km2), respectively, during the 9-year period. While climatic conditions, particularly annual precipitation totals, usually dominate the distribution of vegetation, it is found that socioeconomic polices and human activities contribute to the increase in overall greenness and to vegetation growth (e.g., LAI increased by 16.8 % (0.10) overall). However, the feedback of land use/land cover to regional climate is complicated and cannot be easily distinguished from natural climate variations based on short-term observational data alone. To better isolate the effects, further analysis and modeling studies are suggested. © 2014, The Author(s).
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标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/84656
Appears in Collections: 气候减缓与适应 气候变化事实与影响
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作者单位: Meteorology Program, Department of Geography and Geology, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, United States; Key Laboratory of Regional Climate-Environment Research for Temperate East Asia, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; Kentucky Climate Center, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, United States
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Fan X.,Ma Z.,Yang Q.,et al. Land use/land cover changes and regional climate over the Loess Plateau during 2001–2009. Part I: observational evidence[J]. Climatic Change,2015-01-01,129(2018-03-04)