Precipitation and Minimum Temperature are Primary Climatic Controls of Alpine Grassland Autumn Phenology on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

Precipitation and Minimum Temperature are Primary Climatic Controls of Alpine Grassland Autumn Phenology on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

Autumn phenology is a crucial indicator for identifying the alpine grassland growing season’s end date on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP), which intensely controls biogeochemical cycles in this ecosystem. Although autumn phenology is thought to be mainly influenced by the preseason tempera...

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Main Authors: Shuai An, Xiaoqiu Chen, Xiaoyang Zhang, Weiguang Lang, Shilong Ren, Lin Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-01-01
Series:Remote Sensing
Subjects:
land surface phenology
modis data
middle senescence date
impacts of climatic factors
precipitation sensitivity
alpine grassland ecosystem
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/12/3/431

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