Spatiotemporal dynamics of land surface phenology and its response to climate change in the upper Gelana watershed, northeastern highlands of Ethiopia
Land surface phenology (LSP) is a crucial indicator of climate change and its impact on ecosystems. Therefore, this study was carried out to assess the spatiotemporal variations in LSP and its response to climate change across the agroecological zones (AEZs) of the upper Gelana watershed in the nort...
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| description | Land surface phenology (LSP) is a crucial indicator of climate change and its impact on ecosystems. Therefore, this study was carried out to assess the spatiotemporal variations in LSP and its response to climate change across the agroecological zones (AEZs) of the upper Gelana watershed in the northeastern highlands of Ethiopia. The LSP metrics were derived from MODIS NDVI data using TIMESAT v3.3, and trends as well as correlations were analyzed using the statistical programming language R. The results indicate that the dega AEZ exhibits an earlier start of the season (SOS) and a longer length of the season (LOS) compared to the lower and upper weina dega (LWD and UWD) AEZs. A delay in SOS and end of season (EOS) was observed in 71.3% and 82% of the study area, respectively, while LOS increased in nearly half of the area. There is a positive correlation between SOS and maximum temperature, and a negative correlation with belg season rainfall and drought indices in large parts of the study area. Similarly, EOS exhibits a direct association with kiremt season maximum temperature, rainfall, and drought indices. Furthermore, a shorter LOS is associated with a higher annual maximum temperature, while a longer LOS is associated with the increasing trend in annual rainfall. These findings will help raise awareness on climate change adaptation activities, including crop diversification, alteration of planting dates, soil conservation, water harvesting and irrigation, particularly within rural communities of the study area that rely heavily rely on rainfed agriculture. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-efd69498b74c432f9766244ff5c7c6fc2025-01-29T05:01:53ZengElsevierEnvironmental and Sustainability Indicators2665-97272025-02-0125100574Spatiotemporal dynamics of land surface phenology and its response to climate change in the upper Gelana watershed, northeastern highlands of EthiopiaSileshi Tadesse0Asnake Mekuriaw1Mohammed Assen2Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, College of Social Sciences, Addis Ababa University, P.O.Box 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Kotebe University of Education, P.O.Box 31248, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Corresponding author. Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, College of Social Sciences, Addis Ababa University, P.O.Box 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, College of Social Sciences, Addis Ababa University, P.O.Box 1176, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaDepartment of Geography and Environmental Studies, College of Social Sciences, Addis Ababa University, P.O.Box 1176, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaLand surface phenology (LSP) is a crucial indicator of climate change and its impact on ecosystems. Therefore, this study was carried out to assess the spatiotemporal variations in LSP and its response to climate change across the agroecological zones (AEZs) of the upper Gelana watershed in the northeastern highlands of Ethiopia. The LSP metrics were derived from MODIS NDVI data using TIMESAT v3.3, and trends as well as correlations were analyzed using the statistical programming language R. The results indicate that the dega AEZ exhibits an earlier start of the season (SOS) and a longer length of the season (LOS) compared to the lower and upper weina dega (LWD and UWD) AEZs. A delay in SOS and end of season (EOS) was observed in 71.3% and 82% of the study area, respectively, while LOS increased in nearly half of the area. There is a positive correlation between SOS and maximum temperature, and a negative correlation with belg season rainfall and drought indices in large parts of the study area. Similarly, EOS exhibits a direct association with kiremt season maximum temperature, rainfall, and drought indices. Furthermore, a shorter LOS is associated with a higher annual maximum temperature, while a longer LOS is associated with the increasing trend in annual rainfall. These findings will help raise awareness on climate change adaptation activities, including crop diversification, alteration of planting dates, soil conservation, water harvesting and irrigation, particularly within rural communities of the study area that rely heavily rely on rainfed agriculture.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2665972724002423Land surface phenologyStart of seasonEnd of seasonLength of seasonNDVIRemote sensing |
| spellingShingle | Sileshi Tadesse Asnake Mekuriaw Mohammed Assen Spatiotemporal dynamics of land surface phenology and its response to climate change in the upper Gelana watershed, northeastern highlands of Ethiopia Environmental and Sustainability Indicators Land surface phenology Start of season End of season Length of season NDVI Remote sensing |
| title | Spatiotemporal dynamics of land surface phenology and its response to climate change in the upper Gelana watershed, northeastern highlands of Ethiopia |
| title_full | Spatiotemporal dynamics of land surface phenology and its response to climate change in the upper Gelana watershed, northeastern highlands of Ethiopia |
| title_fullStr | Spatiotemporal dynamics of land surface phenology and its response to climate change in the upper Gelana watershed, northeastern highlands of Ethiopia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Spatiotemporal dynamics of land surface phenology and its response to climate change in the upper Gelana watershed, northeastern highlands of Ethiopia |
| title_short | Spatiotemporal dynamics of land surface phenology and its response to climate change in the upper Gelana watershed, northeastern highlands of Ethiopia |
| title_sort | spatiotemporal dynamics of land surface phenology and its response to climate change in the upper gelana watershed northeastern highlands of ethiopia |
| topic | Land surface phenology Start of season End of season Length of season NDVI Remote sensing |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2665972724002423 |
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