Ecological Indicators,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
157, P. 111243 - 111243
Published: Nov. 16, 2023
Grassland,
as
highly
vulnerable
ecosystem,
requires
a
comprehensive
understanding
of
its
dynamics
and
response
patterns
to
climate
factors
in
change
challenges.
While
previous
research
has
primarily
centered
on
the
influence
interannual
variability
grassland
Net
Primary
Productivity
(NPP),
knowledge
impacts
seasonal
or
monthly
variations
annual
net
primary
productivity
(ANPP)
remains
limited.
This
study
investigated
climatic
drivers
NPP
Xinjiang's
Altay
region
from
2000
2022
using
Carnegie-Ames-Stanford
approach
(CASA)
model
random
forest
regression
model.
The
examined
significance
precipitation,
solar
radiation,
temperature,
soil
moisture,
snowmelt
water
at
three
temporal
scales.
results
revealed
following
key
findings:
(1)
Grassland
declined
significantly
2009
but
showed
gradual
increase
2022.
Spatially,
higher
values
were
observed
northern
lower
southern
region.
(2)
Precipitation
was
influential
factor
affecting
NPP,
followed
by
water.
In
determining
timing
ANPP,
June
played
critical
role
particularly
for
while
August
essential
radiation.
Moreover,
importance
had
bimodal
distribution,
with
peaks
April
October.
(3)
exhibited
diverse
nonlinear
spatial
heterogeneity
various
different
These
findings
highlight
considering
both
magnitude
local
conditions,
well
when
studying
dynamic
responses
predicting
future
impacts.
insights
enhance
comprehension
intricate
ecosystems
predictions
their
change.
Hydrological Processes,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
39(4)
Published: April 1, 2025
ABSTRACT
Rain‐on‐snow
(ROS)
events
are
energy
exchange
phenomena
produced
by
the
joint
action
of
rainfall
and
snow,
which
can
trigger
secondary
disasters
such
as
snowmelt
floods
avalanches.
China
has
an
extensive
snow‐covered
area,
but
research
on
ROS
in
country
is
limited
to
short
time
scales
largely
focused
Northwest
China.
Using
observation
data
snow
depth,
precipitation,
temperature
from
191
ground‐based
meteorological
stations,
we
analysed
temporal
spatial
characteristics
1960
2013
revealed
influencing
factors
In
addition,
also
classified
intensity
explored
The
results
show
that
days
surface
have
increased
significantly
over
past
53
years.
mainly
concentrated
southeastern
part
Qinghai‐Tibet
northern
Xinjiang
northeastern
Northeast
Inner
Mongolia,
transition
zone
between
North
South
Of
these
areas,
region
highest
occurrence,
with
a
frequency
up
3.0
days/year.
increase
most
dramatic,
average
annual
rate
reaching
0.024
main
factor
impacting
snowfall
China,
cover
Xinjiang,
region,
predominantly
low
intensity,
more
extreme
high‐intensity
Ecological Indicators,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
157, P. 111243 - 111243
Published: Nov. 16, 2023
Grassland,
as
highly
vulnerable
ecosystem,
requires
a
comprehensive
understanding
of
its
dynamics
and
response
patterns
to
climate
factors
in
change
challenges.
While
previous
research
has
primarily
centered
on
the
influence
interannual
variability
grassland
Net
Primary
Productivity
(NPP),
knowledge
impacts
seasonal
or
monthly
variations
annual
net
primary
productivity
(ANPP)
remains
limited.
This
study
investigated
climatic
drivers
NPP
Xinjiang's
Altay
region
from
2000
2022
using
Carnegie-Ames-Stanford
approach
(CASA)
model
random
forest
regression
model.
The
examined
significance
precipitation,
solar
radiation,
temperature,
soil
moisture,
snowmelt
water
at
three
temporal
scales.
results
revealed
following
key
findings:
(1)
Grassland
declined
significantly
2009
but
showed
gradual
increase
2022.
Spatially,
higher
values
were
observed
northern
lower
southern
region.
(2)
Precipitation
was
influential
factor
affecting
NPP,
followed
by
water.
In
determining
timing
ANPP,
June
played
critical
role
particularly
for
while
August
essential
radiation.
Moreover,
importance
had
bimodal
distribution,
with
peaks
April
October.
(3)
exhibited
diverse
nonlinear
spatial
heterogeneity
various
different
These
findings
highlight
considering
both
magnitude
local
conditions,
well
when
studying
dynamic
responses
predicting
future
impacts.
insights
enhance
comprehension
intricate
ecosystems
predictions
their
change.