Arid Zone Research ›› 2021, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (2): 351-358.doi: 10.13866/j.azr.2021.02.06

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Study of the variation trend of evapotranspiration in the Yanqi Basin based on MOD16 data

LI Qing1,2(),YANG Pengnian1,2(),PENG Liang1,2,ZHOU Long1,2,Yusufujiang Rusuli3,WANG Huanbo1,2,ZHANG Wenting1,2   

  1. 1. College of Hydraulic and Civil Engineering, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi 830052, Xinjiang, China
    2. Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Hydraulic Engineering Security and Water Disasters Prevention, Urumqi 830052, Xinjiang, China
    3. Institute of Geographical Science and Tourism, Xinjiang Normal University, Urumqi 830052, Xinjiang, China
  • Received:2020-08-11 Revised:2020-11-12 Online:2021-03-15 Published:2021-04-25
  • Contact: Pengnian YANG E-mail:lqhnkf0360@126.com;ypn10@163.com

Abstract:

Evapotranspiration is a key variable in water resource transformation, and it plays an important role in spatiotemporal variation and prediction of crop water consumption in arid regions under the current environmental changes. Based on MOD16 data products from 2001 to 2019, this paper analyzes the spatial and temporal changes of actual evapotranspiration (AET) and potential evapotranspiration (PET) in the Yanqi Basin in Xinjian Province, China, through remote sensing inversion of evapotranspiration data. The findings reveal that: (1) The measured data of MOD16 evapotranspiration products and small evaporating dishes were relatively consistent (R2=0.94), and their accuracy can be used to study and analyze the spatial and temporal distribution characteristics of evapotranspiration in Yanqi Basin. (2) The annual mean AET and PET were 128.7 mm and 1381.5 mm, respectively. On the scale of interannual change, AET exhibited an upward trend, whereas PET exhibited a downward trend. (3) The spatial distribution of the perennial averages of AET and PET exhibited obvious differences and opposite trends, and the linear inclination rate of annual AET and PET was basically unchanged. (4) The trend of variation of AET and PET is intrinsically related to the popularization of drip irrigation technology under plastic film in Yanqi Basin and the change of meteorological factors (evaporation, relative humidity, average temperature).

Key words: MOD16 data, remote sensing of evapotranspiration, trends in water consumption, Yanqi Basin