Remotely Sensed Estimation of Net Primary Productivity (NPP) and Its Spatial and Temporal Variations in the Greater Khingan Mountain Region, China

Qiang Zhu, Jianjun Zhao, Zhenhua Zhu, Hongyan Zhang, Zhengxiang Zhang, Xiaoyi Guo, Yunzhi Bi and Li Sun
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Qiang Zhu: School of Geographical Sciences, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
Jianjun Zhao: School of Geographical Sciences, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
Zhenhua Zhu: School of Geographical Sciences, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
Hongyan Zhang: School of Geographical Sciences, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
Zhengxiang Zhang: School of Geographical Sciences, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
Xiaoyi Guo: School of Geographical Sciences, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
Yunzhi Bi: Jilin Surveying and Planning Institute of Land Resources, Changchun 130061, China
Li Sun: Land Consolidation and Rehabilitation Center of Jilin Province, Changchun 130061, China

Sustainability, 2017, vol. 9, issue 7, 1-16

Abstract: We improved the CASA model based on differences in the types of land use, the values of the maximum light use efficiency, and the calculation methods of solar radiation. Then, the parameters of the model were examined and recombined into 16 cases. We estimated the net primary productivity (NPP) using the NDVI3g dataset, meteorological data, and vegetation classification data from the Greater Khingan Mountain region, China. We assessed the accuracy and temporal-spatial distribution characteristics of NPP in the Greater Khingan Mountain region from 1982 to 2013. Based on a comparison of the results of the 16 cases, we found that different values of maximum light use efficiency affect the estimation more than differences in the fraction of photosynthetically active radiation (FPAR). However, the FPARmax and the constant Tε 2 values did not show marked effects. Different schemes were used to assess different model combinations. Models using a combination of parameters established by scholars from China and the United States produced different results and had large errors. These ideas are meaningful references for the estimation of NPP in other regions. The results reveal that the annual average NPP in the Greater Khingan Mountain region was 760 g C/m 2 ·a in 1982–2013 and that the inter-annual fluctuations were not dramatic. The NPP estimation results of the 16 cases exhibit an increasing trend. In terms of the spatial distribution of the changes, the model indicated that the values in 75% of this area seldom or never increased. Prominent growth occurred in the areas of Taipingling, Genhe, and the Oroqen Autonomous Banner. Notably, NPP decreased in the southeastern region of the Greater Khingan Mountains, the Hulunbuir Pasture Land, and Holingol.

Keywords: NPP; CASA; GIMMS3g; remote sensing; Greater Khingan Mountain (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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