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Water-Soil-Vegetation Nexus and Climate Change /

Water-Soil-Vegetation Nexus and Climate Change presents a broad overview of the research needs and approaches regarding water-soil-vegetation nexus and climate change. It includes chapters discussing water budget and factors that affect hydrologic processes such as precipitation, runoff, infiltratio...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Wang, Xixi
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam : Elsevier, 2024.
Subjects:
Agricultural ecology.
Crops and climate.
Écologie agricole.
Cultures et climat.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Front cover
  • Half title
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Contributors
  • Preface
  • 1 Background
  • 2 Structure of this book
  • 3 The book editor
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
  • Chapter 1 Precipitation spatiotemporal variations: overview
  • 1.1 Background
  • 1.2 Methods for detecting temporal variations
  • 1.2.1 Distribution-free cumulative sum technique
  • 1.2.2 Modified Mann-Kendall test
  • 1.2.3 Sequential Mann-Kendall method
  • 1.2.4 Pettitt nonparametric test
  • 1.2.5 Hurst exponent test
  • 1.3 Methods for detecting spatial patterns
  • 1.3.1 ANOVA and Tukey-Bonferroni test
  • 1.3.2 Spatial autocorrelation test
  • 1.4 Wet regions: case study in Virginia, USA
  • 1.5 Dry regions: case study in Inner Mongolia of China
  • 1.6 Discussion
  • 1.7 Conclusion
  • Declaration
  • References
  • Chapter 2 Simulation of evapotranspiration and its components for the mobile dune and meadow wetland using an improved dual-source model in semiarid regions
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Material and methods
  • 2.2.1 Study site
  • 2.2.2 Measurements
  • 2.2.3 Model
  • 2.2.4 Evaluation of model performance
  • 2.3 Results
  • 2.3.1 Performance of the SW model at the half-hour timescale
  • 2.3.2 Performance of the SW model at the daily timescale
  • 2.3.3 E/ET and its controlling factors
  • 2.4 Discussion
  • 2.4.1 Performance and uncertainties of the model
  • 2.4.2 Variation of E/ET
  • 2.4.3 Controlling factors of E/ET
  • 2.5 Conclusion
  • Acknowledgment
  • Declaration
  • References
  • Chapter 3 The scale effect of double-ring infiltration and soil infiltration zoning in a semiarid steppe
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Materials and methods
  • 3.2.1 Experimental sites
  • 3.2.2 Experimental design and data acquisition
  • 3.2.3 Infiltration models and data analysis
  • 3.3 Results and discussion
  • 3.3.1 Infiltration process
  • 3.3.2 Model parameters and performance
  • 3.3.3 Difference analysis of soil type and soil infiltration process
  • 3.3.4 Soil infiltration map with affecting factors
  • 3.4 Conclusion
  • Declaration
  • References
  • Chapter 4 Water footprint in milk agrifood chain in the subhumid and semiarid central region of Argentina
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Materials and methods
  • 4.3 Results
  • 4.3.1 Inventory
  • 4.3.2 Virtual water from primary production: comparison between systems
  • 4.3.3 Virtual water determination from industrial production and supply relationships: UHT milk and cheese cases
  • 4.4 Discussion
  • 4.4.1 Comparison of virtual water and water eco-efficiency systems
  • 4.4.2 Economic evaluation and comparison between systems
  • 4.4.3 Determining the flow of virtual water and water footprint of the La Pampa and San Luis dairy chains and their main products
  • 4.5 Conclusion
  • Declaration
  • References
  • Chapter 5 Quality-induced water scarcity and countermeasures
  • 5.1 Consequences
  • 5.2 Characteristics
  • 5.3 Causing factors
  • 5.3.1 Industrial pollution