Multitemporal NOAA/AVHRR NDVI images and monthly temperature and precipitation data were obtained across Yangtze River basin covering the period 1981-2001. The spatial and temporal patterns of NDVI are the same, while...Multitemporal NOAA/AVHRR NDVI images and monthly temperature and precipitation data were obtained across Yangtze River basin covering the period 1981-2001. The spatial and temporal patterns of NDVI are the same, while spatial analysis shows that the NDV1 is influenced by the vegetation types growing in the study regions, and NDV1 presents an increasing trend during the study period in the whole basin. The climate indicators play an important role in the changes of vegetation cover in the river basin. In the two Indicators, temperature has a significant effect on the NDVI values than precipitation in the whole basin. However, in the 11 subbasins, the different rules are shown in different subbasins.展开更多
基金Supported by the National 973 Program of China(No.2006CB701300)the Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in Uni-versity (No. IRT0438)the China/Ireland Science and Technology Collaboration Research Fund
文摘Multitemporal NOAA/AVHRR NDVI images and monthly temperature and precipitation data were obtained across Yangtze River basin covering the period 1981-2001. The spatial and temporal patterns of NDVI are the same, while spatial analysis shows that the NDV1 is influenced by the vegetation types growing in the study regions, and NDV1 presents an increasing trend during the study period in the whole basin. The climate indicators play an important role in the changes of vegetation cover in the river basin. In the two Indicators, temperature has a significant effect on the NDVI values than precipitation in the whole basin. However, in the 11 subbasins, the different rules are shown in different subbasins.