Vegetation Restoration Enhanced Canopy Interception and Soil Evaporation but Constrained Transpiration in Hekou–Longmen Section During 2000–2018

The quantitative assessment of the impact of vegetation restoration on evapotranspiration and its components is of great significance in developing sustainable ecological restoration strategies for water resources in a given region. In this study, we used the Priestley-Taylor Jet Pro-pulsion Laborat...

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Main Authors: Peidong Han, Guang Yang, Yangyang Liu, Xu Chen, Zhongming Wen, Haijing Shi, Ercha Hu, Tingyi Xue, Yinghan Zhao
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author Peidong Han
Guang Yang
Yangyang Liu
Xu Chen
Zhongming Wen
Haijing Shi
Ercha Hu
Tingyi Xue
Yinghan Zhao
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Guang Yang
Yangyang Liu
Xu Chen
Zhongming Wen
Haijing Shi
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Tingyi Xue
Yinghan Zhao
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description The quantitative assessment of the impact of vegetation restoration on evapotranspiration and its components is of great significance in developing sustainable ecological restoration strategies for water resources in a given region. In this study, we used the Priestley-Taylor Jet Pro-pulsion Laboratory (PT-JPL) to simulate the ET components in the Helong section (HLS) of the Yellow River basin. The effects of vegetation restoration on ET and its components, vegetation transpiration (Et), soil evaporation (Es), and canopy interception evaporation (Ei) were separated by manipulating model variables. Our findings are as follows: (1) The simulation results are compared with the ET calculated by water balance and the annual average ET of MODIS products. The R<sup>2</sup> of the validation results are 0.61 and 0.78, respectively. The results show that the PT-JPL model tracks the change in ET in the HLS well. During 2000–2018, the ET, Ei, and Es increased at a rate of 1.33, 0.87, and 2.99 mm/a, respectively, while the Et decreased at a rate of 2.52 mm/a. (2) Vegetation restoration increased the annual ET in the region from 331.26 mm (vegetation-unchanged scenario) to 338.85 mm (vegetation change scenario) during the study period, an increase of 2.3%. (3) TMP (temperature) and VPD (vapor pressure deficit) were the dominant factors affecting ET changes in most areas of the HLS. In more than 37.2% of the HLS, TMP dominated the change affecting ET, and vapor pressure difference (VPD) dominated the area affecting ET in 30.5% of the HLS. Overall, the precipitation (PRE) and VPD were the main factors affecting ET changes. Compared with previous studies that directly explore the relationship between many influencing factors and ET results through correlation research methods, our study uses control variables to obtain results under two different scenarios and then performs difference analysis. This method can reduce the excessive interference of influencing factors other than vegetation changes on the research results. Our findings can provide strategic support for future water resource management and sustainable vegetation restoration in the HLS region.
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spelling doaj-art-ea26e50bb79c49bab806d1beacd44e4e2025-08-20T02:08:04ZengMDPI AGAgronomy2073-43952024-11-011411260610.3390/agronomy14112606Vegetation Restoration Enhanced Canopy Interception and Soil Evaporation but Constrained Transpiration in Hekou–Longmen Section During 2000–2018Peidong Han0Guang Yang1Yangyang Liu2Xu Chen3Zhongming Wen4Haijing Shi5Ercha Hu6Tingyi Xue7Yinghan Zhao8State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Institute of Water and Soil Conservation, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Ministry of Water Resources, Yangling 712100, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Institute of Water and Soil Conservation, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Ministry of Water Resources, Yangling 712100, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Institute of Water and Soil Conservation, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Ministry of Water Resources, Yangling 712100, ChinaCollege of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Institute of Water and Soil Conservation, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Ministry of Water Resources, Yangling 712100, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Institute of Water and Soil Conservation, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Ministry of Water Resources, Yangling 712100, ChinaInner Mongolia Daqingshan Forest Ecosystem National Observation and Research Station, Inner Mongolia Academy of Forestry Sciences, Hohhot 010010, ChinaCollege of Grassland Agriculture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, ChinaCollege of Grassland Agriculture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, ChinaThe quantitative assessment of the impact of vegetation restoration on evapotranspiration and its components is of great significance in developing sustainable ecological restoration strategies for water resources in a given region. In this study, we used the Priestley-Taylor Jet Pro-pulsion Laboratory (PT-JPL) to simulate the ET components in the Helong section (HLS) of the Yellow River basin. The effects of vegetation restoration on ET and its components, vegetation transpiration (Et), soil evaporation (Es), and canopy interception evaporation (Ei) were separated by manipulating model variables. Our findings are as follows: (1) The simulation results are compared with the ET calculated by water balance and the annual average ET of MODIS products. The R<sup>2</sup> of the validation results are 0.61 and 0.78, respectively. The results show that the PT-JPL model tracks the change in ET in the HLS well. During 2000–2018, the ET, Ei, and Es increased at a rate of 1.33, 0.87, and 2.99 mm/a, respectively, while the Et decreased at a rate of 2.52 mm/a. (2) Vegetation restoration increased the annual ET in the region from 331.26 mm (vegetation-unchanged scenario) to 338.85 mm (vegetation change scenario) during the study period, an increase of 2.3%. (3) TMP (temperature) and VPD (vapor pressure deficit) were the dominant factors affecting ET changes in most areas of the HLS. In more than 37.2% of the HLS, TMP dominated the change affecting ET, and vapor pressure difference (VPD) dominated the area affecting ET in 30.5% of the HLS. Overall, the precipitation (PRE) and VPD were the main factors affecting ET changes. Compared with previous studies that directly explore the relationship between many influencing factors and ET results through correlation research methods, our study uses control variables to obtain results under two different scenarios and then performs difference analysis. This method can reduce the excessive interference of influencing factors other than vegetation changes on the research results. Our findings can provide strategic support for future water resource management and sustainable vegetation restoration in the HLS region.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/14/11/2606evapotranspirationPT-JPL modelclimate changevegetation restorationstructural equation model
spellingShingle Peidong Han
Guang Yang
Yangyang Liu
Xu Chen
Zhongming Wen
Haijing Shi
Ercha Hu
Tingyi Xue
Yinghan Zhao
Vegetation Restoration Enhanced Canopy Interception and Soil Evaporation but Constrained Transpiration in Hekou–Longmen Section During 2000–2018
Agronomy
evapotranspiration
PT-JPL model
climate change
vegetation restoration
structural equation model
title Vegetation Restoration Enhanced Canopy Interception and Soil Evaporation but Constrained Transpiration in Hekou–Longmen Section During 2000–2018
title_full Vegetation Restoration Enhanced Canopy Interception and Soil Evaporation but Constrained Transpiration in Hekou–Longmen Section During 2000–2018
title_fullStr Vegetation Restoration Enhanced Canopy Interception and Soil Evaporation but Constrained Transpiration in Hekou–Longmen Section During 2000–2018
title_full_unstemmed Vegetation Restoration Enhanced Canopy Interception and Soil Evaporation but Constrained Transpiration in Hekou–Longmen Section During 2000–2018
title_short Vegetation Restoration Enhanced Canopy Interception and Soil Evaporation but Constrained Transpiration in Hekou–Longmen Section During 2000–2018
title_sort vegetation restoration enhanced canopy interception and soil evaporation but constrained transpiration in hekou longmen section during 2000 2018
topic evapotranspiration
PT-JPL model
climate change
vegetation restoration
structural equation model
url https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/14/11/2606
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