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Arid Land Geography ›› 2023, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (7): 1098-1110.doi: 10.12118/j.issn.1000-6060.2022.535

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Spatiotemporal distribution of drought and hazard assessment of highland barley in Tibet

SHI Jiqing1(),GAN Chenlong2(),ZHOU Kanshe1,YUAN Lei1,ZHANG Dongdong1   

  1. 1. Tibet Climate Center, Lhasa 850000, Tibet, China
    2. Maizhokunggar Meteological Bureau, Lhasa 850000, Tibet, China
  • Received:2022-10-17 Revised:2022-12-05 Online:2023-07-25 Published:2023-08-03

Abstract:

In Tibet, highland barley is mostly cultivated on the primary crop-producing area in Tibet, China. However, drought resulting from climate change and intense human activities agriculture is considerably affecting agriculture in this area. The daily meteorological drought comprehensive index (MCI) of the growth period of 25 meteorological stations in the main growing areas of highland barley in Tibet, was calculated according to the national standard of “Meteorological Drought Grade” (GB/T 20481-2017), and the spatial and temporal variation characteristics of meteorological drought and the distribution of disaster risk were analyzed in the main growing areas of highland barley in Tibet. The results revealed that: (1) In the last 40 years, the air temperature in the main growing areas of highland barley in Tibet increased significantly (P<0.01), whereas the precipitation did not increase significantly. The seasonal variation trend of temperature and precipitation differed considerably. (2) The coverage and duration of drought exhibited a decreasing trend of various degrees, and the drought intensity (except sowing-tillering stage) enhanced. Drought was the most severe at the tillering-heading stage and in 1981—1990, whereas drought was the least severe in 2001—2010. (3) The high-value areas of drought frequency in various growth stages were in eastern Xigaze, southern Lhasa, southwestern Qamdo, and central Shannan, whereas low-value areas were in central Nyingchi. (4) The patterns of empirical orthogonal function analysis in various growth stages were opposite in central and central-western regions and consistent in the whole region, and opposite in southwest and northeast regions. (5) The drought disaster risk grades of each growth period were higher in the west and lower in the east. The disaster risk grades of the tillering-heading stage were generally higher, that of the heading-maturity stage was lower, and that of the sowing-tillering stage was the lowest.

Key words: MCI index, hazard risk, drought intensity, barley, Tibet