Greenness in semi-arid areas across the globe 1981-2007 : an Earth Observing Satellite based analysis of trends and drivers

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Fensholt, Rasmus; Langanke, Tobias; Rasmussen, Kjeld; Reenberg, Anette; Prince, Stephen D.; Tucker, Compton; Scholes, Robert J.; Bao Le, Quang; Bondeau, Alberte; Eastman, Ron; Epstein, Howard; Gaughan, Andrea E.; Hellden, Ulf; Mbow, Cheikh; Olsson, Lennart; Paruelo, José; Schweitzer, Christian; Seaquist, Jonathan; Wessels, Konrad
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2012
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Semi-arid areas, defined as those areas of the world where water is an important limitation for plant growth, have become the subject of increased interest due to the impacts of current global changes and sustainability of human lifestyles. While many ground-based reports of declining vegetation productivity have been published over the last decades, a number of recent publications have shown a nuanced and, for some regions, positive picture. With this background, the paper provides an analysis of trends in vegetation greenness of semi-arid areas using AVHRR GIMMS from 1981 to 2007. The vegetation index dataset is used as a proxy for vegetation productivity and trends are analyzed for characterization of changes in semi-arid vegetation greenness. Calculated vegetation trends are analyzed with gridded data on potential climatic constraints to plant growth to explore possible causes of the observed changes. An analysis of changes in the seasonal variation of vegetation greenness and climatic drivers is conducted for selected regions to further understand the causes of observed inter-annual vegetation changes in semi-arid areas across the globe. It is concluded that semi-arid areas, across the globe, on average experience an increase in greenness (0.015 NDVI units over the period of analysis). Further it is observed that increases in greenness are found both in semi-arid areas where precipitation is the dominating limiting factor for plant production (0.019 NDVI units) and in semi-arid areas where air temperature is the primarily growth constraint (0.013 NDVI units). Finally, in the analysis of changes in the intra-annual variation of greenness it is found that seemingly similar increases in greenness over the study period may have widely different explanations. This implies that current generalizations, claiming that land degradation is ongoing in semi-arid areas worldwide, are not supported by the satellite based analysis of vegetation greenness.
Fil: Fensholt, Rasmus. Universidad de Copenhagen; Dinamarca
Fil: Langanke, Tobias. Universidad de Copenhagen; Dinamarca
Fil: Rasmussen, Kjeld. Universidad de Copenhagen; Dinamarca
Fil: Reenberg, Anette. Universidad de Copenhagen; Dinamarca
Fil: Prince, Stephen D.. University of Maryland; Estados Unidos
Fil: Tucker, Compton. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Goddart Institute for Space Studies; Estados Unidos
Fil: Scholes, Robert J.. Council for Scientific and Industrial Research; Sudáfrica
Fil: Bao Le, Quang. Universitaet Bonn; Alemania. ETH Zurich; Suiza
Fil: Bondeau, Alberte. Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research; Alemania. Institut Méditerranéen de Biodiversité et d; Francia
Fil: Eastman, Ron. Clark University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Epstein, Howard. University of Virginia; Estados Unidos
Fil: Gaughan, Andrea E.. University of Florida; Estados Unidos
Fil: Hellden, Ulf. Lund University; Suecia
Fil: Mbow, Cheikh. Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar; Senegal
Fil: Olsson, Lennart. Lund University; Suecia
Fil: Paruelo, José. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura; Argentina
Fil: Schweitzer, Christian. Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research; Alemania
Fil: Seaquist, Jonathan. Lund University; Suecia
Fil: Wessels, Konrad. Council for Scientific and Industrial Research; Sudáfrica
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spelling Greenness in semi-arid areas across the globe 1981-2007 : an Earth Observing Satellite based analysis of trends and driversFensholt, RasmusLanganke, TobiasRasmussen, KjeldReenberg, AnettePrince, Stephen D.Tucker, ComptonScholes, Robert J.Bao Le, QuangBondeau, AlberteEastman, RonEpstein, HowardGaughan, Andrea E.Hellden, UlfMbow, CheikhOlsson, LennartParuelo, JoséSchweitzer, ChristianSeaquist, JonathanWessels, KonradAvhrr-NdviPhenologyhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Semi-arid areas, defined as those areas of the world where water is an important limitation for plant growth, have become the subject of increased interest due to the impacts of current global changes and sustainability of human lifestyles. While many ground-based reports of declining vegetation productivity have been published over the last decades, a number of recent publications have shown a nuanced and, for some regions, positive picture. With this background, the paper provides an analysis of trends in vegetation greenness of semi-arid areas using AVHRR GIMMS from 1981 to 2007. The vegetation index dataset is used as a proxy for vegetation productivity and trends are analyzed for characterization of changes in semi-arid vegetation greenness. Calculated vegetation trends are analyzed with gridded data on potential climatic constraints to plant growth to explore possible causes of the observed changes. An analysis of changes in the seasonal variation of vegetation greenness and climatic drivers is conducted for selected regions to further understand the causes of observed inter-annual vegetation changes in semi-arid areas across the globe. It is concluded that semi-arid areas, across the globe, on average experience an increase in greenness (0.015 NDVI units over the period of analysis). Further it is observed that increases in greenness are found both in semi-arid areas where precipitation is the dominating limiting factor for plant production (0.019 NDVI units) and in semi-arid areas where air temperature is the primarily growth constraint (0.013 NDVI units). Finally, in the analysis of changes in the intra-annual variation of greenness it is found that seemingly similar increases in greenness over the study period may have widely different explanations. This implies that current generalizations, claiming that land degradation is ongoing in semi-arid areas worldwide, are not supported by the satellite based analysis of vegetation greenness.Fil: Fensholt, Rasmus. Universidad de Copenhagen; DinamarcaFil: Langanke, Tobias. Universidad de Copenhagen; DinamarcaFil: Rasmussen, Kjeld. Universidad de Copenhagen; DinamarcaFil: Reenberg, Anette. Universidad de Copenhagen; DinamarcaFil: Prince, Stephen D.. University of Maryland; Estados UnidosFil: Tucker, Compton. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Goddart Institute for Space Studies; Estados UnidosFil: Scholes, Robert J.. Council for Scientific and Industrial Research; SudáfricaFil: Bao Le, Quang. Universitaet Bonn; Alemania. ETH Zurich; SuizaFil: Bondeau, Alberte. Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research; Alemania. Institut Méditerranéen de Biodiversité et d; FranciaFil: Eastman, Ron. Clark University; Estados UnidosFil: Epstein, Howard. University of Virginia; Estados UnidosFil: Gaughan, Andrea E.. University of Florida; Estados UnidosFil: Hellden, Ulf. Lund University; SueciaFil: Mbow, Cheikh. Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar; SenegalFil: Olsson, Lennart. Lund University; SueciaFil: Paruelo, José. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura; ArgentinaFil: Schweitzer, Christian. Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research; AlemaniaFil: Seaquist, Jonathan. Lund University; SueciaFil: Wessels, Konrad. Council for Scientific and Industrial Research; SudáfricaElsevier Science Inc2012-02info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/29588Fensholt, Rasmus; Langanke, Tobias; Rasmussen, Kjeld; Reenberg, Anette; Prince, Stephen D.; et al.; Greenness in semi-arid areas across the globe 1981-2007 : an Earth Observing Satellite based analysis of trends and drivers; Elsevier Science Inc; Remote Sensing Of Environment; 121; 2-2012; 144-1580034-4257CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.rse.2012.01.017info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0034425712000545info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-03T10:01:32Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/29588instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-03 10:01:33.232CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Greenness in semi-arid areas across the globe 1981-2007 : an Earth Observing Satellite based analysis of trends and drivers
title Greenness in semi-arid areas across the globe 1981-2007 : an Earth Observing Satellite based analysis of trends and drivers
spellingShingle Greenness in semi-arid areas across the globe 1981-2007 : an Earth Observing Satellite based analysis of trends and drivers
Fensholt, Rasmus
Avhrr-Ndvi
Phenology
title_short Greenness in semi-arid areas across the globe 1981-2007 : an Earth Observing Satellite based analysis of trends and drivers
title_full Greenness in semi-arid areas across the globe 1981-2007 : an Earth Observing Satellite based analysis of trends and drivers
title_fullStr Greenness in semi-arid areas across the globe 1981-2007 : an Earth Observing Satellite based analysis of trends and drivers
title_full_unstemmed Greenness in semi-arid areas across the globe 1981-2007 : an Earth Observing Satellite based analysis of trends and drivers
title_sort Greenness in semi-arid areas across the globe 1981-2007 : an Earth Observing Satellite based analysis of trends and drivers
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Fensholt, Rasmus
Langanke, Tobias
Rasmussen, Kjeld
Reenberg, Anette
Prince, Stephen D.
Tucker, Compton
Scholes, Robert J.
Bao Le, Quang
Bondeau, Alberte
Eastman, Ron
Epstein, Howard
Gaughan, Andrea E.
Hellden, Ulf
Mbow, Cheikh
Olsson, Lennart
Paruelo, José
Schweitzer, Christian
Seaquist, Jonathan
Wessels, Konrad
author Fensholt, Rasmus
author_facet Fensholt, Rasmus
Langanke, Tobias
Rasmussen, Kjeld
Reenberg, Anette
Prince, Stephen D.
Tucker, Compton
Scholes, Robert J.
Bao Le, Quang
Bondeau, Alberte
Eastman, Ron
Epstein, Howard
Gaughan, Andrea E.
Hellden, Ulf
Mbow, Cheikh
Olsson, Lennart
Paruelo, José
Schweitzer, Christian
Seaquist, Jonathan
Wessels, Konrad
author_role author
author2 Langanke, Tobias
Rasmussen, Kjeld
Reenberg, Anette
Prince, Stephen D.
Tucker, Compton
Scholes, Robert J.
Bao Le, Quang
Bondeau, Alberte
Eastman, Ron
Epstein, Howard
Gaughan, Andrea E.
Hellden, Ulf
Mbow, Cheikh
Olsson, Lennart
Paruelo, José
Schweitzer, Christian
Seaquist, Jonathan
Wessels, Konrad
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Avhrr-Ndvi
Phenology
topic Avhrr-Ndvi
Phenology
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Semi-arid areas, defined as those areas of the world where water is an important limitation for plant growth, have become the subject of increased interest due to the impacts of current global changes and sustainability of human lifestyles. While many ground-based reports of declining vegetation productivity have been published over the last decades, a number of recent publications have shown a nuanced and, for some regions, positive picture. With this background, the paper provides an analysis of trends in vegetation greenness of semi-arid areas using AVHRR GIMMS from 1981 to 2007. The vegetation index dataset is used as a proxy for vegetation productivity and trends are analyzed for characterization of changes in semi-arid vegetation greenness. Calculated vegetation trends are analyzed with gridded data on potential climatic constraints to plant growth to explore possible causes of the observed changes. An analysis of changes in the seasonal variation of vegetation greenness and climatic drivers is conducted for selected regions to further understand the causes of observed inter-annual vegetation changes in semi-arid areas across the globe. It is concluded that semi-arid areas, across the globe, on average experience an increase in greenness (0.015 NDVI units over the period of analysis). Further it is observed that increases in greenness are found both in semi-arid areas where precipitation is the dominating limiting factor for plant production (0.019 NDVI units) and in semi-arid areas where air temperature is the primarily growth constraint (0.013 NDVI units). Finally, in the analysis of changes in the intra-annual variation of greenness it is found that seemingly similar increases in greenness over the study period may have widely different explanations. This implies that current generalizations, claiming that land degradation is ongoing in semi-arid areas worldwide, are not supported by the satellite based analysis of vegetation greenness.
Fil: Fensholt, Rasmus. Universidad de Copenhagen; Dinamarca
Fil: Langanke, Tobias. Universidad de Copenhagen; Dinamarca
Fil: Rasmussen, Kjeld. Universidad de Copenhagen; Dinamarca
Fil: Reenberg, Anette. Universidad de Copenhagen; Dinamarca
Fil: Prince, Stephen D.. University of Maryland; Estados Unidos
Fil: Tucker, Compton. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Goddart Institute for Space Studies; Estados Unidos
Fil: Scholes, Robert J.. Council for Scientific and Industrial Research; Sudáfrica
Fil: Bao Le, Quang. Universitaet Bonn; Alemania. ETH Zurich; Suiza
Fil: Bondeau, Alberte. Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research; Alemania. Institut Méditerranéen de Biodiversité et d; Francia
Fil: Eastman, Ron. Clark University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Epstein, Howard. University of Virginia; Estados Unidos
Fil: Gaughan, Andrea E.. University of Florida; Estados Unidos
Fil: Hellden, Ulf. Lund University; Suecia
Fil: Mbow, Cheikh. Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar; Senegal
Fil: Olsson, Lennart. Lund University; Suecia
Fil: Paruelo, José. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura; Argentina
Fil: Schweitzer, Christian. Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research; Alemania
Fil: Seaquist, Jonathan. Lund University; Suecia
Fil: Wessels, Konrad. Council for Scientific and Industrial Research; Sudáfrica
description Semi-arid areas, defined as those areas of the world where water is an important limitation for plant growth, have become the subject of increased interest due to the impacts of current global changes and sustainability of human lifestyles. While many ground-based reports of declining vegetation productivity have been published over the last decades, a number of recent publications have shown a nuanced and, for some regions, positive picture. With this background, the paper provides an analysis of trends in vegetation greenness of semi-arid areas using AVHRR GIMMS from 1981 to 2007. The vegetation index dataset is used as a proxy for vegetation productivity and trends are analyzed for characterization of changes in semi-arid vegetation greenness. Calculated vegetation trends are analyzed with gridded data on potential climatic constraints to plant growth to explore possible causes of the observed changes. An analysis of changes in the seasonal variation of vegetation greenness and climatic drivers is conducted for selected regions to further understand the causes of observed inter-annual vegetation changes in semi-arid areas across the globe. It is concluded that semi-arid areas, across the globe, on average experience an increase in greenness (0.015 NDVI units over the period of analysis). Further it is observed that increases in greenness are found both in semi-arid areas where precipitation is the dominating limiting factor for plant production (0.019 NDVI units) and in semi-arid areas where air temperature is the primarily growth constraint (0.013 NDVI units). Finally, in the analysis of changes in the intra-annual variation of greenness it is found that seemingly similar increases in greenness over the study period may have widely different explanations. This implies that current generalizations, claiming that land degradation is ongoing in semi-arid areas worldwide, are not supported by the satellite based analysis of vegetation greenness.
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