Regional temporal persistence of dried soil layer along south–north transect of the Loess Plateau, China》.pdf

Journal of Hydrology 528 (2015) 152–160 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Journal of Hydrology journal homepage: www.elsevi /locate/jhydrol Regional temporal persistence of dried soil layer along south–north transect of the Loess Plateau, China Xiaoxu Jia a, Ming’an Shao a,b,⇑, Chencheng Zhang b, Chunlei Zhao b,c a Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modeling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China b State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Northwest AF University, Yangling 712100, China c College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest AF University, Yangling 712100, China a r t i c l e i n f o s u m m a r y Article history: The occurrence of dried soil layer (DSL) threatens the sustainable development of restored ecosystems in Received 27 March 2015 the Loess Plateau of China. Knowledge of the regional spatiotemporal characteristics of DSL in Received in revised form 12 June 2015 water-deficient regions is critical for optimal water management and vegetation restoration. This study Accepted 14 June 2015 assessed regional temporal persistence of DSL using Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient (rs ) and rel- Available online 17 June 2015 ative difference (RD) analyses and determined the dominant driving factors. Two DSL evaluation indices This manuscript was handled by Konstantine P. Georgakakos, Editor-in-Chief,