Variations of Terrestrial Net Primary Productivity in East Asia

• Main Authors: Fangmin Zhang, Weimin Ju, Shuanghe Shen, Shaoqiang Wang, Guirui Yu, Shijie Han
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chinese Geoscience Union 2012-01-01
• Series: Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
• Subjects: Net primary productivity; BEPS model; East Asia; Remote sensing; Climate change; Vegetation change
• Online Access: http://tao.cgu.org.tw/images/attachments/v234p425.pdf

Due to the heterogeneity and complexity of terrestrial ecosystems of East Asia, a better understanding of relationships between climate change and net primary productivity (NPP) distribution is important to predict future carbon dynamics. The objective of this study is to analyze the temporal-spatial patterns of NPP in East Asia (10°S - 55°N, 60 - 155°E) from 1982 to 2006 using the process-based Boreal Ecosystem Productivity Simulator (BEPS) model. Prior to the regional simulation, the annual simulated NPP was validated using field observed NPP demonstrating the ability of BEPS to simulate NPP in different ecosystems of East Asia.