Variations in Growing-Season NDVI and Its Response to Permafrost Degradation in Northeast China

• Published in: Sustainability
• Main Authors: Jinting Guo, Yuanman Hu, Zaiping Xiong, Xiaolu Yan, Chunlin Li, Rencang Bu
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2017
• Subjects: vegetation; NDVI; warming temperature; ground surface temperature; permafrost degradation; Environmental effects of industries and plants; TD194-195; Renewable energy sources; TJ807-830; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Term Point; permafrost
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/su9040551; https://doaj.org/article/2704157dfedb40c088ad01f4bb80801a

Permafrost is extremely sensitive to climate change. The degradation of permafrost has strong and profound effects on vegetation. The permafrost zone of northeastern China is the second largest region of permafrost in China and lies on the south edge of the Eurasian cryolithozone. This study analyze...