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The Chinese Terrestrial Vegetation Distribution Assessment on Aug. 13, 2006

2006-09-07

The Chinese Terrestrial Vegetation Distribution Assessment on Aug. 13, 2006

Based on the data of EOS\MODIS on August 13, 2006, the terrestrial average LAI in China is 1.984, and the average values of different provinces shown in the table 1.

Chinese terrestrial vegetation mainly distributes in the middle and east regions of China and the west part of Xinjiang, the terrestrial vegetation distribution condition is better in the areas of Fujian, Taiwan, Hannan and Zhejiang provinces, whose LAI are higher than 2. (figure 2).

Fig.2 The average LAI of every province in China in Aug.13, 2006

Beijing	1.19	Hunan	1.488
Tianjin	0.54	Guangdong	1.445
Hebei	0.8	Guangxi	1.138
Shanxi	0.742	Hainan	2.417
Inner Mongolia	0.662	Chongqing	1.638
Liaoning	1.08	Sichuan	1.226
Jilin	1.362	Guizhou	1.127
Heilongjiang	1.437	Yunnan	1.872
Shanghai	0.623	Xizang	0.41
Jiangsu	0.892	Shanxi	1.293
Zhejiang	2.37	Gansu	0.658
Anhui	1.441	Qinghai	0.415
Fujian	2.811	Ningxia	0.281
Jiangxi	1.882	Xinjiang	0.345
Shandong	0.69	Taiwan	2.632
Henan	0.972	Hongkong	1.76
Hubei	1.489

Fig.1 The average LAI variation in China since Jan.1, 2006

Fig.2 The Chinese terrestrial vegetation distribution on Aug.13, 2006

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