Feedbacks between vegetation restoration and local precipitation over the Loess Plateau in China

Increased Interception Induced by Vegetation Restoration Counters Ecosystem Carbon and Water Exchange Efficiency in China

“…At the ecosystem scale, vegetation restoration can help to restore ecological processes and improve local ecosystems (Shao et al., 2019). Large‐scale vegetation restoration changes the land surface characteristics, which increases Ei by increasing LAI and promotes local precipitation through feedbacks with the regional climate, thus further increasing Ei (B. Zhang et al., 2021). The spatio‐temporal characteristics of both vegetation restoration and climate change determine both Ei and the water use strategy of plants.…”

“…Earth is greening since the 1980s, with one of the largest contributions from China, which accounted for 25% of the global increase in vegetation (C. Chen et al., 2019). Large‐scale vegetation restoration increases the extent of the canopy, which has an impact on evapotranspiration ( ET ) and on its partitioning ( ET is the combination of canopy‐intercepted water ( Ei ), soil evaporation ( Eb ), and transpiration ( Et ) from plants; Shao et al., 2019; B. Zhang et al., 2021). ET is one of the most important processes for ecosystem carbon and water exchange, and accurate quantification of ET partitioning is essential for investigating the influences of environment changes on carbon assimilation and water cycle change (Coenders‐Gerrits et al., 2014; Good et al., 2015; Jasechko et al., 2013; Maxwell & Condon, 2016; Wang et al., 2021; B. Zhang et al., 2017; Zhao et al., 2020).…”

Large‐Scale Afforestation Over the Loess Plateau in China Contributes to the Local Warming Trend

“…The average snow cover day is 19 days yr −1 , and the average snow cover area is 13% of the LP (Jin et al, 2015). Additionally, the increasing cloud cover may lead to the decrease in 𝐴𝐴 SW↓ since the implementation of the GFGP (Zhang et al, 2021). The increasing net 𝐴𝐴 SW thus led to a positive net radiation forcing.…”

Changes in Dry-Season Water Availability and Attributions in the Yellow River Basin, China

“…With the rapid intensification of climate change and human activities, water shortage has become one of the most serious threats to sustainable development in the YRB (McVicar et al, 2007;Feng et al, 2016). Many studies have investigated the nature and human-induced changes in P (Wang et al, 2021;Zhang et al, 2021) and E in the region (Shao et al, 2019;Jiang et al, 2020;Liang et al, 2020). However, few studies have investigated the water availability over the dry season.…”