Water Use Efficiency Spatiotemporal Change and Its Driving Analysis on the Mongolian Plateau.

ABSTRACT: Water use efficiency (WUE) connects two key processes in terrestrial ecosystems: the carbon and water cycles. Thus, it is important to evaluate temporal and spatial changes in WUE over a prolonged period. The spatiotemporal variation characteristics of the WUE in the Mongolian Plateau from 1982 to 2018 were analyzed based on the net primary productivity (NPP), evapotranspiration (ET), temperature, precipitation, and soil moisture. In this study, we used remote sensing data and various statistical methods to evaluate the spatiotemporal patterns of water use efficiency and their potential influencing factors on the Mongolian Plateau from 1982 to 2018. In total, 27.02% of the region witnessed a significant decline in the annual WUE over the 37 years. Two abnormal surges in the WUE_Season<

SUBMITTER: Tang G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11991396 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature