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Estimations of net primary productivity and evapotranspiration based on HJ-1A/B data in Jinggangshan city, China

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Net primary productivity (NPP) and evapotranspiration (ET) are two key variables in the carbon and water cycles of terrestrial ecosystems. In this study, to test a newly developed NPP algorithm designed for HJ-1 A/B data and to evaluate the usage of HJ-1 A/B data in the quantitative assessment of environments, NPP and ET in Jinggangshan city, Jiangxi province, are calculated using HJ-1 A/B data. The results illustrate the following: (1) The NPP and ET in Jinggangshan city in 2010 both show obvious seasonal variation, with the highest values in summer and the lowest values in winter, and relatively higher values were observed in autumn than in spring. (2) The spatial pattern indicates that the annual NPP is high in the southern area in Jinggangshan city and low in the northern area. Additionally, high NPP is distributed in forests located in areas with high elevation, and low NPP is found in croplands at low elevations. ET has no significant north-south difference, with high values in the southeast and northwest and low values in the southwest, and high ET is distributed in forests at low elevations in contrast to low ET in forests in high-elevation areas and in cropland and shrub grassland in low-elevation areas. (3) Compared to the MODIS product, the range of HJ-1 NPP is larger, and the spatial pattern is more coincident with the topography. The range of HJ-1 ET is smaller than that of the MODIS product, and ET is underestimated to some extent but can reflect the effect of topography. This study suggests that the algorithm can be used to estimate NPP and ET in a subtropical monsoon climate if remotely sensed images with high spatial resolution are available.

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science, Jointly Sponsored by Beijing Normal University and the Institute of Remote Sensing Applications of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100875, China

    Rong-hua Zhang, Rui Sun, Jun-ping Du, Ting-long Zhang, Yao Tang, Hong-wei Xu & Sheng-tian Yang

  2. School of Geography and Remote Sensing Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China

    Rong-hua Zhang, Rui Sun, Jun-ping Du, Ting-long Zhang, Yao Tang, Hong-wei Xu & Sheng-tian Yang

  3. Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Remote Sensing and City Digitalization, Beijing, 100875, China

    Rong-hua Zhang, Rui Sun, Jun-ping Du, Ting-long Zhang, Yao Tang, Hong-wei Xu & Sheng-tian Yang

  4. College of Resources and Environment, Northwest Agricultural and Forestry University, Yangling, 712100, China

    Ting-long Zhang

  5. The Academy of Disaster Reduction and Emergency Management Ministry of Civil Affairs and Ministry of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China

    Wei-guo Jiang

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Zhang, Rh., Sun, R., Du, Jp. et al. Estimations of net primary productivity and evapotranspiration based on HJ-1A/B data in Jinggangshan city, China. J. Mt. Sci. 10, 777–789 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11629-013-2535-6

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