Monitoring of Flash Drought on the Loess Plateau and Its Impact on Vegetation Ecosystems
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Data Sources
2.2.1. Meteorological Data
2.2.2. Satellite SIF Data
2.2.3. Auxiliary Data
2.2.4. Identification of FD
- The pentad average SM percentile decreases from above 40% to below 20% within four pentads or less;
- The average intensification rate (RI) per pentad is not less than 5%;
- The entire process lasts for at least four pentads, including both the development and recovery stages;
- A FD event ends once the declined SM rises back to the 20th percentile.
2.3. Data Analysis
2.3.1. SIF Rapid Change Index (SIF-RCI)
2.3.2. Standardized Anomaly
3. Result
3.1. Detection of FD from 2000 to 2023
3.2. The Evolution of FD
3.3. Meteorological Conditions of FD
3.4. Responses of Different Vegetation Types to FD
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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ID | Latitude | Longitude | Elevation (m) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 36°00′16″ N | 106°17′07″ E | 1734 |
2 | 36°52′10″ N | 109°19′49″ E | 1174 |
3 | 36°48′08″ N | 109°16′17″ E | 1163 |
4 | 38°51′12″ N | 110°29′19″ E | 943 |
5 | 39°11′57″ N | 109°58′25″ E | 1274 |
6 | 37°45′19″ N | 110°11′01″ E | 942 |
7 | 36°00′07″ N | 109°23′48″ E | 1007 |
8 | 36°24′53″ N | 105°41′31″ E | 2420 |
9 | 36°48′04″ N | 109°34′01″ E | 1089 |
10 | 35°14′22″ N | 107°41′25″ E | 1200 |
11 | 35°59′21″ N | 110°06′57″ E | 951 |
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Jiang, Y.; Shi, H.; Wen, Z.; Yang, X.; Wu, Y.; Li, L.; Ma, Y.; Dymond, J.R.; Guo, M.; Shui, J.; et al. Monitoring of Flash Drought on the Loess Plateau and Its Impact on Vegetation Ecosystems. Forests 2024, 15, 1455. https://doi.org/10.3390/f15081455
Jiang Y, Shi H, Wen Z, Yang X, Wu Y, Li L, Ma Y, Dymond JR, Guo M, Shui J, et al. Monitoring of Flash Drought on the Loess Plateau and Its Impact on Vegetation Ecosystems. Forests. 2024; 15(8):1455. https://doi.org/10.3390/f15081455
Chicago/Turabian StyleJiang, Yanmin, Haijing Shi, Zhongming Wen, Xihua Yang, Youfu Wu, Li Li, Yuxin Ma, John R. Dymond, Minghang Guo, Junfeng Shui, and et al. 2024. "Monitoring of Flash Drought on the Loess Plateau and Its Impact on Vegetation Ecosystems" Forests 15, no. 8: 1455. https://doi.org/10.3390/f15081455