Climatic Controls of the Spatial Patterns of Vegetation Phenology in Midlatitude Grasslands of the Northern Hemisphere

Ren, Shilong; Chen, Xiaoqiu; Lang, Weiguang; Schwartz, Mark D.

doi:10.1029/2018JG004616

Title: Climatic Controls of the Spatial Patterns of Vegetation Phenology in Midlatitude Grasslands of the Northern Hemisphere

Journal Article · Sat Aug 04 00:00:00 EDT 2018 · Journal of Geophysical Research. Biogeosciences

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1029/2018JG004616· OSTI ID:1463183

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College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Laboratory for Earth Surface Processes of the Ministry of Education Peking University Beijing China
Department of Geography University of Wisconsin‐Milwaukee Milwaukee WI USA

Abstract Revealing grassland growing season spatial patterns and their climatic controls is crucial for estimating the spatial heterogeneity of grassland productivity and carbon sequestration. In this study, we first used satellite‐derived normalized difference vegetation index data and a double logistic function to extract the start (SOS), end (EOS), and length of the growing season in midlatitude grasslands of the Northern Hemisphere during 1981–2014. Then, we verified the accuracy of satellite‐derived SOS and EOS using ground‐observed phenological records and gross primary production data at some locations. Moreover, we analyzed the spatial patterns of growing season indicators and their climatic controls. Results show that both SOS and EOS appear first in cool semidesert grasslands (CG), then in temperate grasslands (TG) and alpine grasslands (AG), and finally in warm semidesert grasslands (WG). A delaying tendency of SOS and EOS from north to south was identified in TG of North America. In contrast, an advancing tendency of SOS and EOS from north to south was detected in CG of Central and Western Asia. Further analysis indicates that a spatial opposite effect of spring temperature and precipitation triggers SOS in TG, whereas a spatial synergy effect of spring temperature and precipitation triggers SOS in CG of Asia, WG, and AG. Meanwhile, a spatial synergy effect of autumn temperature and precipitation triggers EOS for TG of North America and AG, whereas a spatial opposite effect of autumn temperature and precipitation determines EOS for CG.

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