Land use/cover change and regional climate change in an arid grassland ecosystem of Inner Mongolia, China

2017 ◽  
Vol 353 ◽  
pp. 86-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhouyuan Li ◽  
Wenzhao Wu ◽  
Xuehua Liu ◽  
Brian D. Fath ◽  
Hailian Sun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Land Use ◽  
Inner Mongolia ◽  
Regional Climate ◽  
Regional Climate Change ◽  
Grassland Ecosystem

scholarly journals Impacts of Land Use Change on the Regional Climate: A Structural Equation Modeling Study in Southern China

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhanqi Wang ◽  
Bingqing Li ◽  
Jun Yang
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Change ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Southern China ◽  
Regional Climate ◽  
Regional Climate Change ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Surrounding Area ◽  
Rapid Urbanization

With the frequent human activities operating on the earth, the impacts of land use change on the regional climate are increasingly perceptible. Under the background of the rapid urbanization, understanding the impacts of land use change on the regional climate change is vital and significant. In this study, we investigated the relationships between land use change and regional climate change through a structural equation model. Southern China was selected as the study area for its rapid urbanization and different structure of land use among its counties. The results indicate that the path coefficients of “vegetation,” “Urban and surrounding area,” and “other” to “climate” are −0.42, 0.20, and 0.46, respectively. Adding vegetation area is the main method to mitigate regional climate change. Urban and surrounding area and other areas influence regional climate by increasing temperature and precipitation to a certain extent. Adding grassland and forestry, restraining sprawl of built-up area, and making the most use of unused land are efficient ways to mitigate the regional climate change in Southern China. The results can provide feasible recommendations to land use policy maker.

scholarly journals The Change Characteristics and Interactions of Soil Moisture and Temperature in the Farmland in Wuchuan County, Inner Mongolia, China

Atmosphere ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 503
Author(s):  
Ziyuan Zhang ◽  
Zhihua Pan ◽  
Feifei Pan ◽  
Jun Zhang ◽  
Guolin Han ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Soil Temperature ◽  
Inner Mongolia ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Regional Climate ◽  
Regional Climate Change ◽  
Basic Relation ◽  
Change Characteristics ◽  
Temperature Interaction

Soil moisture and temperature are both significant factors for crop growth and development. They are also the main influencing factors of regional climate change. In the context of climate change, the relationship between soil moisture and soil temperature is not only important for explaining the mechanism of moisture and temperature interaction, but also provides scientific suggestions for agricultural production. Since the accurate measurement of soil moisture and temperature is difficult, their relationship remains poorly understood. Here, based on real-time field observation in a potato field in Wuchuan County, Inner Mongolia, China, the change characteristics of soil moisture and temperature under different water level treatments were analyzed, and their relationships were disclosed. The results show that there was an inverse proportional relationship between soil moisture and temperature. With an increase of soil moisture, soil temperature decreased. The basic relation between soil moisture and temperature took the form of reciprocal functions (Q = 4.2 × 103 V × (0.2 + W) × ΔT). The decline of soil moisture in the farmland will increase the soil temperature and has a negative impact on land–atmosphere interactions. The results can provide important insight into regional climate change mechanisms.

scholarly journals Modeling the Impacts of Urbanization on Regional Climate Change: A Case Study in the Beijing-Tianjin-Tangshan Metropolitan Area

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinyan Zhan ◽  
Juan Huang ◽  
Tao Zhao ◽  
Xiaoli Geng ◽  
Yihui Xiong
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Change ◽  
Land Cover ◽  
Metropolitan Area ◽  
Regional Climate ◽  
Regional Climate Change ◽  
Urban Land Use ◽  
Sufficient Evidence ◽  
Temperature And Precipitation

China has experienced rapid urbanization since 1978, and the dramatic change in land cover is expected to have significant impacts on the climate change. Some models have been used to simulate the relationship between land use and land cover change and climate change; however, there is still no sufficient evidence for the impacts of urbanization on the regional climate. This study aims to identify the impact of urban land use change on regional temperature and precipitation in summer in the Beijing-Tianjin-Tangshan Metropolitan area during 2030–2040 based on the analysis of the simulation results of WRF model. Firstly, we analyzed the land use change and climate change during 1995–2005 in the study area. The impacts of future urbanization on regional climate change were then simulated. The results indicate that urbanization in this area has affected the regional climate and has the potential to increase temperature and precipitation in the summer of 2030–2040. These research results can offer decision-making support information related to future planning strategies in urban environments in consideration of regional climate change.

scholarly journals Modeling phenological responses of Inner Mongolia grassland species to regional climate change

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 015002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiuyue Li ◽  
Lin Xu ◽  
Xuebiao Pan ◽  
Lizhen Zhang ◽  
Chao Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Inner Mongolia ◽  
Regional Climate ◽  
Regional Climate Change ◽  
Grassland Species ◽  
Inner Mongolia Grassland
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