[Background] Soil moisture is one of the most important components of soil,it plays a
critical role in the process of soil formation. Moreover,soil moisture is the main source of crop water,and
is one of the most crucial parameters for the agriculture,meteorology and hydrology studies. As the
important agricultural region in China,in addition to the precipitation recharge,soil moisture in the North
China Plain ( NCP) is also largely affected by irrigation. How to monitor and analyze surface soil
moisture,drought and irrigation of a wide range using remote sensing data,has a especially important
value. Studies on soil moisture and irrigation information can provide better understanding about thedrought. [Methods] On the basis of 10-day’s precipitation data,active microwave remote sensing
inversion data - soil moisture index ( SWI) data,combined with geo-statistical analysis methods,the
spatial and temporal variation of surface soil moisture under precipitation drought in the NCP was analyzed
and irrigation information in the main growing season of winter wheat was extracted by the method of
spatial overlay analysis. [Results]1) There were some differences in the amount and distribution of
precipitation between 1999 and 1993-2002. Precipitation in June,July and August of 1999 was 50 mm
lower than the average of 10 years ( 1993-2002) ,precipitation in September and October of 1999 was a
little higher than the average of 10 years ( 1993-2002) ; precipitation in 1999 was more evenly distributed
than annual average of 1993-2002. Precipitation in the NCP in 1999 was 140 mm less than the average of
10 years ( 1993-2002) . 2) The change of soil moisture was consistent with the change of precipitation,
which had regular fluctuation. The SWI in 1999 was lower than the average of 10 years ( 1993-2002) ,
especially from March to September,which was consistent with variation of precipitation; the SWI
decreased remarkably in spring and summer,which caused the soil drought to some extent. The
differences of SWI between 1999 and 1993-2002 were different in different regions; the differences of soil
moisture content in different stages was significant in the same area. 3) Most areas in the NCP in 1999
were irrigated in different degrees in the main growing season of winter wheat; the irrigation times in the
middle part was the least,and there existed two or three rounds of irrigation in the northern and southern
parts,which accounted approximately 65% of the total study area. The irrigation cells were 79. 69%
same with extracted result using land use data in 2000. [Conclusions]The decrease of precipitation in
1999 had an effect on variation of SWI. The soil moisture in 1999 decreased,which was consistent with
the change of precipitation,indicating the arid characteristic of soil. There existed different degrees of
irrigation in the NCP in 1999. The study results and methods may provide references for the agricultural
drought monitoring based on remote sensing.
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