Tibetan Plateau in-situ precipitation, NDVI and soil moisture data.

Vegetation on the Tibetan Plateau (TP) plays a crucial role in continental energy, water and carbon budgets. Throughout the rest of the 21st century, TP vegetation faces two key pressures: First, the impact of climate change-induced atmospheric changes; and second, potential shifts imposed by direct land use. In this study we characterize rainfall-driven local vegetation changes using a combination of in-situ station data and satellite observations. We then project future vegetation changes using simulated precipitation characteristics from the latest state-of-the-art Earth System Models.青藏高原（Tibetan Plateau, TP）上的植被在大陆能量、水文与碳循环收支中发挥着至关重要的作用。在21世纪剩余时段内，青藏高原植被将面临两大核心压力：其一，气候变化引发的大气条件变化所带来的影响；其二，直接土地利用活动所导致的潜在植被格局转变。本研究结合原位台站观测数据与卫星遥感观测资料，对降雨驱动的局地植被变化特征进行刻画。随后，本研究依托最新一代最先进地球系统模式（Earth System Models）模拟得到的降水特征数据，对未来植被变化趋势进行预估。