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Arid Land Geography ›› 2022, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (6): 1740-1751.doi: 10.12118/j.issn.1000-6060.2022.086

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Variations of evapotranspiration and its components in alpine meadow on the Tibetan Plateau based on SWH model

MEI Jing1(),SUN Meiping1,2(),LI Lin1   

  1. 1. College of Geography and Environmental Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, Gansu, China
    2. Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, CAS, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, China
  • Received:2022-03-07 Revised:2022-05-18 Online:2022-11-25 Published:2023-02-01
  • Contact: Meiping SUN E-mail:mjing652016@163.com;sunmeiping1982@163.com

Abstract:

Based on the SWH dual source model, the evapotranspiration of the Nagqu Station of Plateau Climate and Environment, the Nam Co Monitoring and Research Station for Multisphere Interactions, and the Southeast Tibet Observation and Research Station for the Alpine Environment was estimated. Based on the validation of the results, the characteristics of evapotranspiration changes on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China and the main influencing factors of each station were analyzed. The main conclusions are as follows: the SWH model is well applicable to the three stations on the Tibetan Plateau. The annual evapotranspiration ranges from 388 mm to 732 mm, with an increase in interannual distribution, followed by a decrease. The differences in evapotranspiration components between the three stations are significant, the contribution of evaporation to evapotranspiration at the Nagqu and Nam Co stations is 53% and 56%, respectively, and the evapotranspiration at the Southeast Tibet Station is almost entirely contributed by transpiration, accounting for 95%. The leaf area index is the most important factor affecting evapotranspiration at the three stations. The vapor pressure deficit also has a significant effect on evapotranspiration at the Southeast Tibet Station. The findings of this study can provide a scientific basis for studying the temporal and spatial patterns of evapotranspiration and its components and the water cycle process over the Tibetan Plateau.

Key words: evapotranspiration, components of evapotranspiration, SWH model, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau