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›› 2016, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (6): 758-768.DOI: 10.7523/j.issn.2095-6134.2016.06.007

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Variation in top soil temperature on multiple temporal scales and its influencing factors for an urban riparian zone in summer

ZHENG Xiaorou, ZHANG Na   

  1. College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 101408, China
  • Received:2016-01-14 Online:2016-11-15

Abstract:

This study investigated the variation in the soil temperature in the top 5 cm of the soil on multiple temporal scales and its driving factors for an urban riparian zone in summer. Wavelet analysis showed that the top soil temperature varied within multiple domains of temporal scale. The variation in the top soil temperature on small temporal scales (daily, ten-day, and twenty-day) was mainly due to the variation in total solar radiation, while on large temporal scales (monthly and seasonal) it was mainly influenced by vegetation composition and configuration. Firstly, plant growth had significant effects on top soil temperature. Vegetation coverage and height and tree leaf biomass played different roles in variation in the top soil temperature when vegetation types were different. Secondly, the top soil temperature was also influenced by vegetation type and canopy structure as vegetation coverages were similar. In addition, compared with the broad-leaved trees, the coniferous trees had more noticeable cooling effect.

Key words: domain of temporal scale, wavelet analysis, aboveground plant growth, vegetation type, canopy structure

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