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

Abstract

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 CGmore »« less

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^[1]; Lang, Weiguang ^[1];

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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

Publication Date:: Sat Aug 04 00:00:00 EDT 2018

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1463183

Resource Type:: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Journal of Geophysical Research. Biogeosciences

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Journal of Geophysical Research. Biogeosciences Journal Volume: 123 Journal Issue: 8; Journal ID: ISSN 2169-8953

Publisher:: American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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                    Ren, Shilong, Chen, Xiaoqiu, Lang, Weiguang, and Schwartz, Mark D. Climatic Controls of the Spatial Patterns of Vegetation Phenology in Midlatitude Grasslands of the Northern Hemisphere.  United States: N. p., 2018. 
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@article{osti_1463183,

  title        = {Climatic Controls of the Spatial Patterns of Vegetation Phenology in Midlatitude Grasslands of the Northern Hemisphere},

  author       = {Ren, Shilong and Chen, Xiaoqiu and Lang, Weiguang and Schwartz, Mark D.},

  abstractNote = {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.},

  doi          = {10.1029/2018JG004616},

  journal      = {Journal of Geophysical Research. Biogeosciences},

  number       = 8,

  volume       = 123,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Sat Aug 04 00:00:00 EDT 2018},

  month        = {Sat Aug 04 00:00:00 EDT 2018}

}

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Phenology Feedbacks on Climate Change
journal, May 2009

Global vegetation phenology from Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS): Evaluation of global patterns and comparison with in situ measurements: GLOBAL PHENOLOGY FROM MODIS
journal, December 2006

Remote sensing of larch phenological cycle and analysis of relationships with climate in the Alpine region
journal, March 2010

Phenology shifts at start vs. end of growing season in temperate vegetation over the Northern Hemisphere for the period 1982-2008: PHENOLOGY SHIFTS AT START VS. END OF GROWING SEASON
journal, February 2011

Climate change, phenology, and phenological control of vegetation feedbacks to the climate system
journal, February 2013

Modeling greenup date of dominant grass species in the Inner Mongolian Grassland using air temperature and precipitation data
journal, September 2013

Comparing land surface phenology with leafing and flowering observations from the PlantWatch citizen network
journal, April 2015

Phenology Under Global Warming
journal, March 2010

Intercomparison, interpretation, and assessment of spring phenology in North America estimated from remote sensing for 1982-2006
journal, October 2009