Long-Term Response of Soil Moisture to Vegetation Changes in the Drylands of Northern China
Abstract
:1. Introduction
- Assess the performance of the CLM in estimating soil moisture in this region;
- Analyze long-term soil moisture variations under the influence of vegetation changes;
- Investigate the seasonal and interannual responses of soil moisture to vegetation changes.
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Model Description
2.3. Data Sources and Experimental Design
2.4. Analysis Methods
3. Results
3.1. Changes in Vegetation Cover and Climate
3.2. Model Performance
3.3. Interannual and Seasonal Variations in Soil Moisture
3.4. Response of Soil Moisture to Vegetation Changes
4. Discussion
4.1. Long-Term Vegetation Changes
4.2. Interannual and Seasonal Response of Soil Moisture to Vegetation Changes in Drylands
4.3. Limitations and Future Work
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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ERA5-Land reanalysis soil moisture | 1950 to present | 9 km/monthly | https://cds.climate.copernicus.eu/datasets/reanalysis-era5-land-monthly-means?tab=download, (accessed on 3 March 2024) |
In situ soil moisture | 2014–2018 | Daily | The Yinshanbeilu Grassland Eco-hydrology National Observation and Research Station |
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Wang, Y.; Wu, Y.; Zhao, S.; Wang, G. Long-Term Response of Soil Moisture to Vegetation Changes in the Drylands of Northern China. Sustainability 2025, 17, 2483. https://doi.org/10.3390/su17062483
Wang Y, Wu Y, Zhao S, Wang G. Long-Term Response of Soil Moisture to Vegetation Changes in the Drylands of Northern China. Sustainability. 2025; 17(6):2483. https://doi.org/10.3390/su17062483
Chicago/Turabian StyleWang, Yan, Yingjie Wu, Shuixia Zhao, and Guoqing Wang. 2025. "Long-Term Response of Soil Moisture to Vegetation Changes in the Drylands of Northern China" Sustainability 17, no. 6: 2483. https://doi.org/10.3390/su17062483
APA StyleWang, Y., Wu, Y., Zhao, S., & Wang, G. (2025). Long-Term Response of Soil Moisture to Vegetation Changes in the Drylands of Northern China. Sustainability, 17(6), 2483. https://doi.org/10.3390/su17062483