{"id":"https://openalex.org/W7213357593","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2026.115514","title":"Characteristics of seasonal snow cover variations and their effects on soil moisture and vegetation dynamics in Xinjiang","display_name":"Characteristics of seasonal snow cover variations and their effects on soil moisture and vegetation dynamics in Xinjiang","publication_year":2026,"publication_date":"2026-09-16","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W7213357593","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2026.115514"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2026.115514","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2026.115514","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2026.115514","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S194154261","display_name":"Ecological Indicators","issn_l":"1470-160X","issn":["1470-160X","1872-7034"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":true,"is_core":true,"listed_in":["anvur-class-a","anvur-scientific","cwts-core","doaj","jufo-1","ki-jl-1","norway-1","poland-200","vabb-shw"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320990","host_organization_name":"Elsevier BV","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320990"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Elsevier BV"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by-nc","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by-nc","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Ecological Indicators","raw_type":"journal-article"},"volume":null,"type":"article","is_traditional":true,"indexed_in":["crossref","doaj"],"open_access":{"is_oa":true,"oa_status":"gold","oa_url":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2026.115514","any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5151872674","display_name":"Xiaoyan Qiu","orcid":null,"observed_orcids":[]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I166427055","display_name":"Xinjiang Agricultural University","ror":"https://ror.org/04qjh2h11","country_code":"CN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I166427055"]}],"countries":["CN"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Xiaoyan Qiu","raw_affiliation_strings":["College of Water Conservancy and Civil Engineering, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi 830052, China","Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Hydraulic Engineering Security and Water Disasters Prevention, Urumqi 830052, China"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"College of Water Conservancy and Civil Engineering, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi 830052, China","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I166427055"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Hydraulic Engineering Security and Water Disasters Prevention, Urumqi 830052, China","institution_ids":[]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5072814721","display_name":"Zhenxia Mu","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0009-0004-2529-0961","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0009-0004-2529-0961"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I166427055","display_name":"Xinjiang Agricultural University","ror":"https://ror.org/04qjh2h11","country_code":"CN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I166427055"]}],"countries":["CN"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Zhenxia Mu","raw_affiliation_strings":["College of Water Conservancy and Civil Engineering, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi 830052, China","Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Hydraulic Engineering Security and Water Disasters Prevention, Urumqi 830052, China"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"College of Water Conservancy and Civil Engineering, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi 830052, China","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I166427055"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Hydraulic Engineering Security and Water Disasters Prevention, Urumqi 830052, China","institution_ids":[]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5111212605","display_name":"Rongqin Yang","orcid":null,"observed_orcids":[]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I166427055","display_name":"Xinjiang Agricultural University","ror":"https://ror.org/04qjh2h11","country_code":"CN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I166427055"]}],"countries":["CN"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Rongqin Yang","raw_affiliation_strings":["College of Water Conservancy and Civil Engineering, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi 830052, China","Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Hydraulic Engineering Security and Water Disasters Prevention, Urumqi 830052, China"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"College of Water Conservancy and Civil Engineering, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi 830052, China","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I166427055"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Hydraulic Engineering Security and Water Disasters Prevention, Urumqi 830052, China","institution_ids":[]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5151862820","display_name":"Zilong Li","orcid":null,"observed_orcids":[]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I166427055","display_name":"Xinjiang Agricultural University","ror":"https://ror.org/04qjh2h11","country_code":"CN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I166427055"]}],"countries":["CN"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Zilong Li","raw_affiliation_strings":["College of Water Conservancy and Civil Engineering, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi 830052, China","Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Hydraulic Engineering Security and Water Disasters Prevention, Urumqi 830052, China"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"College of Water Conservancy and Civil Engineering, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi 830052, China","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I166427055"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Hydraulic Engineering Security and Water Disasters Prevention, Urumqi 830052, China","institution_ids":[]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5151717513","display_name":"Jing Liu","orcid":null,"observed_orcids":[]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I166427055","display_name":"Xinjiang Agricultural University","ror":"https://ror.org/04qjh2h11","country_code":"CN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I166427055"]}],"countries":["CN"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Jing Liu","raw_affiliation_strings":["College of Water Conservancy and Civil Engineering, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi 830052, China","Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Hydraulic Engineering Security and Water Disasters Prevention, Urumqi 830052, China"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"College of Water Conservancy and Civil Engineering, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi 830052, China","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I166427055"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Hydraulic Engineering Security and Water Disasters Prevention, Urumqi 830052, China","institution_ids":[]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":1,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5072814721"],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I166427055"],"apc_list":{"value":3650,"currency":"USD","value_usd":3650},"apc_paid":{"value":3650,"currency":"USD","value_usd":3650},"fwci":0.0,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":0,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.57828798,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":false},"cited_by_percentile_year":null,"biblio":{"volume":"191","issue":null,"first_page":"115514","last_page":"115514"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10644","display_name":"Cryospheric studies and observations","score":0.913100004196167,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1902","display_name":"Atmospheric Science"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/19","display_name":"Earth and Planetary Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10644","display_name":"Cryospheric studies and observations","score":0.913100004196167,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1902","display_name":"Atmospheric Science"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/19","display_name":"Earth and Planetary Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T14157","display_name":"Environmental and Agricultural Sciences","score":0.0502999983727932,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2312","display_name":"Water Science and Technology"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/23","display_name":"Environmental Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11312","display_name":"Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing","score":0.00559999980032444,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2305","display_name":"Environmental Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/23","display_name":"Environmental Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/seasonal-snow-cover","display_name":"seasonal snow cover","score":0.8600000143051147},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/spring-snowmelt","display_name":"spring snowmelt","score":0.9079999923706055},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/snow-depth","display_name":"snow depth","score":0.9539999961853027},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/soil-moisture","display_name":"soil moisture","score":0.9089999794960022},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/vegetation-dynamics","display_name":"vegetation dynamics","score":0.8180000185966492},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/normalized-difference-vegetation-index","display_name":"NDVI","score":0.9779999852180481},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/spring-temperature","display_name":"spring temperature","score":0.6930000185966492},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/spring-precipitation","display_name":"spring precipitation","score":0.9980000257492065},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/climate-change","display_name":"climate change","score":0.6079999804496765},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/arid-regions","display_name":"arid regions","score":0.7409999966621399},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/xinjiang","display_name":"Xinjiang","score":0.7630000114440918},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/evapotranspiration","display_name":"evapotranspiration","score":0.7490000128746033},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/vegetation-green-up","display_name":"vegetation green-up","score":0.5879999995231628},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/ecological-security","display_name":"ecological security","score":0.5170000195503235}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C39432304","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q188847","display_name":"Environmental science","level":0,"score":0.777400016784668},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2983043445","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7561","display_name":"Snow cover","level":3,"score":0.6553000211715698},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2776133958","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7918366","display_name":"Vegetation (pathology)","level":2,"score":0.6040999889373779},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C197046000","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7561","display_name":"Snow","level":2,"score":0.5587000250816345},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2983732647","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q187997","display_name":"Vegetation cover","level":3,"score":0.508400022983551},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C24939127","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q373499","display_name":"Water content","level":2,"score":0.5008000135421753},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C176864760","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q217651","display_name":"Moisture","level":2,"score":0.45579999685287476},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C91586092","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q757520","display_name":"Atmospheric sciences","level":1,"score":0.39149999618530273},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C76886044","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2883300","display_name":"Hydrology (agriculture)","level":2,"score":0.38839998841285706},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C64649846","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1754697","display_name":"Snowmelt","level":3,"score":0.3718000054359436},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C125403950","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2111082","display_name":"Seasonality","level":2,"score":0.3490000069141388},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2994341026","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18648871","display_name":"Vegetation types","level":3,"score":0.2962000072002411},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2780428219","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16952335","display_name":"Cover (algebra)","level":2,"score":0.29600000381469727},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C159750122","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q96621023","display_name":"Soil water","level":2,"score":0.29580000042915344},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C107054158","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25257","display_name":"Precipitation","level":2,"score":0.28519999980926514},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C100970517","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q52107","display_name":"Physical geography","level":1,"score":0.28380000591278076},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C132651083","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7942","display_name":"Climate change","level":2,"score":0.28369998931884766},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2983363897","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q845339","display_name":"Air temperature","level":2,"score":0.27720001339912415},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C110872660","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37813","display_name":"Ecosystem","level":2,"score":0.27309998869895935},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C201401522","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7201505","display_name":"Plant cover","level":3,"score":0.26010000705718994},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C49204034","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q52139","display_name":"Climatology","level":1,"score":0.257099986076355},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C1549246","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q718775","display_name":"Normalized Difference Vegetation Index","level":3,"score":0.2524999976158142}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":2,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2026.115514","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2026.115514","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2026.115514","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S194154261","display_name":"Ecological Indicators","issn_l":"1470-160X","issn":["1470-160X","1872-7034"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":true,"is_core":true,"listed_in":["anvur-class-a","anvur-scientific","cwts-core","doaj","jufo-1","ki-jl-1","norway-1","poland-200","vabb-shw"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320990","host_organization_name":"Elsevier BV","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320990"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Elsevier BV"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by-nc","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by-nc","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Ecological Indicators","raw_type":"journal-article"},{"id":"pmh:oai:doaj.org/article:fd56f80ff532491aae3498712bdfc958","doi":null,"is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doaj.org/article/fd56f80ff532491aae3498712bdfc958","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306401280","display_name":"DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":null,"host_organization_name":null,"host_organization_lineage":[],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":"Ecological Indicators, Vol 191, Iss , Pp 115514- (2026)","raw_type":"article"}],"best_oa_location":{"id":"doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2026.115514","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2026.115514","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2026.115514","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S194154261","display_name":"Ecological Indicators","issn_l":"1470-160X","issn":["1470-160X","1872-7034"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":true,"is_core":true,"listed_in":["anvur-class-a","anvur-scientific","cwts-core","doaj","jufo-1","ki-jl-1","norway-1","poland-200","vabb-shw"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320990","host_organization_name":"Elsevier BV","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320990"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Elsevier BV"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by-nc","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by-nc","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Ecological Indicators","raw_type":"journal-article"},"sustainable_development_goals":[{"display_name":"Climate action","id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/13","score":1.0},{"display_name":"Life on land","id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/15","score":0.5479999780654907},{"display_name":"Zero hunger","id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/2","score":0.4359000027179718}],"study_designs":[],"awards":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/G5308676976","display_name":null,"funder_award_id":"52269007","funder_id":"https://openalex.org/F4320321001","funder_display_name":"National Natural Science Foundation of China"},{"id":"https://openalex.org/G9000356701","display_name":null,"funder_award_id":"52569005","funder_id":"https://openalex.org/F4320321001","funder_display_name":"National Natural Science Foundation of China"},{"id":"https://openalex.org/G9000357031","display_name":null,"funder_award_id":"2025A03013-1","funder_id":"https://openalex.org/F4320316319","funder_display_name":"Science and Technology Department of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region"}],"funders":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/F4320316319","display_name":"Science and Technology Department of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region","ror":null},{"id":"https://openalex.org/F4320321001","display_name":"National Natural Science Foundation of China","ror":"https://ror.org/01h0zpd94"}],"has_content":{"grobid_xml":false,"pdf":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":47,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W1913957972","https://openalex.org/W1994770753","https://openalex.org/W2007818389","https://openalex.org/W2018740004","https://openalex.org/W2018764772","https://openalex.org/W2024941759","https://openalex.org/W2036887984","https://openalex.org/W2061845826","https://openalex.org/W2086393147","https://openalex.org/W2103497845","https://openalex.org/W2108130906","https://openalex.org/W2147284659","https://openalex.org/W2194306836","https://openalex.org/W2252152473","https://openalex.org/W2318680928","https://openalex.org/W2509458264","https://openalex.org/W2551658670","https://openalex.org/W2784370483","https://openalex.org/W2895847481","https://openalex.org/W2939471774","https://openalex.org/W2982369229","https://openalex.org/W2989915882","https://openalex.org/W2999615587","https://openalex.org/W3133837814","https://openalex.org/W3136179920","https://openalex.org/W3144948810","https://openalex.org/W3162133652","https://openalex.org/W3164945365","https://openalex.org/W3210345331","https://openalex.org/W4206376784","https://openalex.org/W4221033692","https://openalex.org/W4226313689","https://openalex.org/W4283574203","https://openalex.org/W4286587312","https://openalex.org/W4362733252","https://openalex.org/W4385767229","https://openalex.org/W4390707812","https://openalex.org/W4391365334","https://openalex.org/W4392989157","https://openalex.org/W4393204402","https://openalex.org/W4399460509","https://openalex.org/W4404944457","https://openalex.org/W4406824571","https://openalex.org/W4408253548","https://openalex.org/W4409528284","https://openalex.org/W4409903015","https://openalex.org/W7129229658"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W4212902283","https://openalex.org/W3080673122","https://openalex.org/W2910937525","https://openalex.org/W4405367105","https://openalex.org/W4210335186","https://openalex.org/W7202299795","https://openalex.org/W3119193059","https://openalex.org/W7171622244","https://openalex.org/W4387259411","https://openalex.org/W7172525056"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"Snow":[0],"cover":[1],"acts":[2],"as":[3,111],"a":[4,103,112,138,208,253,272,328],"critical":[5],"regulator":[6],"of":[7,75,128,155],"the":[8,51,72,124,156,178,221,234,261,286,295,310],"hydrological":[9],"cycle":[10],"and":[11,16,50,64,81,86,96,119,194,202,214,226,239,266,300,312,321,335],"ecological":[12,332],"stability":[13],"in":[14,100,167,182,268,323,340],"arid":[15,341],"semi-arid":[17],"regions.":[18,342],"Focusing":[19],"on":[20,131,285,294],"Xinjiang,":[21],"this":[22,160],"study":[23,157,307],"integrated":[24],"multi-source":[25],"data":[26],"from":[27,200],"2000":[28],"to":[29,282],"2023,":[30],"including":[31],"spring":[32,43,46,76,107,129,132,175,237,250],"snowmelt":[33,299],"(SSM),":[34],"snow":[35,77,133,136,238,318],"depth":[36],"(SD),":[37],"climatic":[38,192],"factors":[39,193],"(spring":[40],"temperature,":[41],"ST;":[42],"precipitation,":[44],"SP),":[45],"soil":[47,144],"moisture":[48,145,161],"(SM),":[49,146],"Normalized":[52],"Difference":[53],"Vegetation":[54],"Index":[55],"(NDVI).":[56],"By":[57],"combining":[58],"trend":[59],"analysis,":[60,62],"correlation":[61],"XGBoost,":[63],"structural":[65],"equation":[66],"modeling":[67],"(SEM),":[68],"we":[69],"systematically":[70,308],"investigated":[71],"spatial":[73],"patterns":[74],"under":[78],"climate":[79,316],"change":[80],"their":[82],"relationships":[83],"with":[84,116,143,147,196,246,258],"SM":[85,215,247,265],"NDVI.":[87,259],"The":[88],"results":[89,206],"indicate":[90],"that":[91,174,233],"both":[92],"SSM":[93,201,213,225],"(\u22120.44":[94],"mm/year)":[95,99],"SD":[97],"(\u22122.80":[98],"Xinjiang":[101,269],"exhibited":[102,137,252,271],"declining":[104],"trend.":[105],"Increasing":[106],"temperature":[108,251],"was":[109,163,188,228],"identified":[110],"major":[113],"factor":[114],"associated":[115,245],"snowpack":[117],"thinning,":[118],"its":[120],"negative":[121],"effect":[122,127],"weakened":[123],"positive":[125,141,148,210,256],"replenishment":[126],"precipitation":[130,176],"conditions.":[134],"Spring":[135],"relatively":[139,229],"stable":[140],"linkage":[142,162],"correlations":[149],"accounting":[150],"for":[151,331],"more":[152],"than":[153],"70%":[154],"area;":[158],"however,":[159],"not":[164],"synchronously":[165],"reflected":[166],"increased":[168],"vegetation":[169,240,291],"greenness.":[170],"XGBoost-SHAP":[171],"analysis":[172],"showed":[173],"had":[177],"highest":[179],"relative":[180,198],"importance":[181],"predicting":[183],"SM,":[184,195,320],"whereas":[185],"NDVI":[186,227,267,322],"prediction":[187],"mainly":[189],"influenced":[190],"by":[191],"lower":[197],"contributions":[199],"SD.":[203],"Furthermore,":[204],"SEM":[205],"indicated":[207],"strong":[209,254],"pathway":[211,223,257],"between":[212,224,236],"(path":[216],"coefficient":[217],"=":[218],"0.43),":[219],"while":[220,293],"direct":[222,255],"weak":[230],"(\u22120.02),":[231],"suggesting":[232],"relationship":[235],"dynamics":[241],"may":[242,279],"be":[243,280],"largely":[244],"mediation.":[248],"Meanwhile,":[249],"Over":[260],"past":[262],"24":[263],"years,":[264],"have":[270],"\u201cdecreasing":[273],"water,":[274],"increasing":[275],"greenness\u201d":[276],"divergence,":[277],"which":[278],"attributed":[281],"warming":[283],"that,":[284],"one":[287],"hand,":[288],"promotes":[289],"earlier":[290],"green-up,":[292],"other":[296],"hand":[297],"advances":[298],"enhances":[301],"evapotranspiration,":[302],"thereby":[303],"reducing":[304],"SM.":[305],"This":[306],"revealed":[309],"associations":[311],"asynchronous":[313],"responses":[314],"among":[315],"factors,":[317],"variables,":[319],"Xinjiang.":[324],"These":[325],"findings":[326],"provide":[327],"scientific":[329],"basis":[330],"security":[333],"early-warning":[334],"adaptive":[336],"water":[337],"resource":[338],"management":[339]},"counts_by_year":[],"updated_date":"2026-11-08T12:12:28.789561","created_date":"2026-09-16T00:00:00"}