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Effect of Snow Cover on Spring Soil Moisture Content in Key Agricultural Areas of Northeast China

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  • Mingxi Pan

    (Heilongjiang Province Key Laboratory of Geographical Environment Monitoring and Spatial Information Service in Cold Regions, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, China
    Mohe Meteorological Bureau, Mohe 165300, China)

  • Fang Zhao

    (Harbin Meteorological Bureau, Harbin 150036, China
    Heilongjiang Province Institute of Meteorological Sciences, Harbin 150036, China)

  • Jingyan Ma

    (Heilongjiang Province Key Laboratory of Geographical Environment Monitoring and Spatial Information Service in Cold Regions, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, China)

  • Lijuan Zhang

    (Heilongjiang Province Key Laboratory of Geographical Environment Monitoring and Spatial Information Service in Cold Regions, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, China)

  • Jinping Qu

    (Tieli Meteorological Bureau, Tieli 152500, China)

  • Liling Xu

    (Mohe Meteorological Bureau, Mohe 165300, China)

  • Yao Li

    (Daxing’anling District Meteorological Bureau, Daxing’anling 165000, China)

Abstract

As an important source of soil moisture content during spring in high-latitude areas, snow cover affects the occurrence of spring drought and crop yield and quality. There has not been sufficient research on the effect of winter snow cover on spring soil moisture content. This paper focuses on the main agricultural areas of Northeast China—the Songnen Plain and the Sanjiang Plain. Using meteorological data of both spring soil moisture content and snow cover at 19 agricultural meteorological stations from 1983 to 2019, the effect of snow cover on spring soil moisture content in the Sanjiang Plain and Songnen Plain is studied by variance analysis, spatial analysis, and correlation analysis. The results show that: (1) Compared to the Sanjiang Plain, the Songnen Plain has a significantly lower content of soil moisture at the surface (0–10 cm) and deep layer (10–20 cm, 20–30 cm) during the entire spring and every month of spring ( p < 0.05), and a greater interannual variation of soil moisture. (2) Snow cover has a significant effect on spring soil moisture in the Songnen Plain, but not as much as one in the Sanjiang Plain. For the Songnen Plain, snow-cover duration and the snow-cover onset date has a lasting influence on spring soil moisture until May, which can extend to as deep as 20–30 cm. As months go by, its influence on shallow-layer soil gradually wears off. Maximum snow depth and the snow-cover end date only influence the April surface soil. (3) Snow cover has a strong effect on soil moisture conservation in more arid areas. Delayed snow-cover onset date, earlier snow-cover end date, and significantly shortened snow-cover duration all contribute to a spring drought soil condition in the Songnen Plain.

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  • Mingxi Pan & Fang Zhao & Jingyan Ma & Lijuan Zhang & Jinping Qu & Liling Xu & Yao Li, 2022. "Effect of Snow Cover on Spring Soil Moisture Content in Key Agricultural Areas of Northeast China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(3), pages 1-15, January.
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