Characterizing the climate-phenology-hydrology associations in a subtropical forested watershed, central Taiwan

Autor: Chung-Te Chang, Jun-Yi Lee, Jyh-Min Chiang, Hsueh-Ching Wang, Jr-Chuan Huang, Chun-Wei Tseng, Chiu-Hsien Wang, Shu-Wei Fu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Ecological Indicators, Vol 145, Iss , Pp 109650- (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1470-160X
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2022.109650
Popis: Upstream forested watersheds supply critical ecosystem services through providing clean freshwater and maintaining stable hydrological conditions. Responses of vegetation phenology to climatic variations have vital implications for hydrological regimes that are region-specific, but the associations of climate-phenology-hydrology have rarely been examined especially in tropical/subtropical regions. In this study, we utilized 46-year (1975–2020) hydroclimate records in forested watershed at central Taiwan, and showed that precipitation and streamflow anomalies and incidences of meteorological and hydrological droughts are becoming prominent after 2001. We further investigated the effects of monthly temperature and precipitation on vegetation growth using monthly EVI (enhanced vegetation index) of a watershed derived from MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer), and explored the effects of seasonal precipitation on the variations of vegetation phenological and subsequent watershed streamflow between 2001 and 2020. The EVI and temperature showed a linear relationship without time-lag effect (R2 = 0.50, p
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