Alpine Meadow Carbon Sink

Decadal Carbon Sink

An alpine meadow on the eastern Tibetan Plateau acted as a consistent carbon sink over a decade, with water availability controlling the interannual variability of its carbon fluxes.

Wang, Shaoying · Zhang, Yujin · Meng, Xianhong · Shang, Lunyu · Li, Zhaoguo · Li, Suosuo

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 2024

Specifications

mean NEE

{'zh': '54.9', 'en': '54.9'} g C

Advantages

daily NEE during growing seasons shifts between PAR-dependent and NDVI-dependent with changes in soil water content

inter-annual variability in NEE significantly related to soil water content