Dynamic changes in the thermal growing season and their association with atmospheric circulation in China
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Lijun Shang; Huamei Liao; Shuishi Xie; Jingxiu Liao; Keyuan Zhong; Zhe Tu
- Source
- International Journal of Biometeorology. 66:545-558
- Subject
- China
Atmospheric Science
geography
Plateau
geography.geographical_feature_category
Ecology
Atmospheric circulation
Phenology
Climate Change
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Temperature
Climate change
Growing season
Subtropical ridge
Environmental science
Ecosystem
Seasons
sense organs
Physical geography
- Language
- ISSN
- 1432-1254
0020-7128
Vegetation phenology is one of the key agroclimatic indices that is sensitive to climate change. Analyzing the variation in plant phenology under a changing environment can provide reference information to assess the impact of climate change on ecosystems and agricultural management. In this study, we focused on the thermal growth season, an important phenology index. We defined four growing season indices based on the surface temperature to quantify the changes in thermal growth season and analyze their association with atmospheric circulation in China. The results showed that the start date of the growing season exhibited a significant advanced trend (P