Regional water-energy cycle response to land use/cover change in the agro-pastoral ecotone, Northwest China

A better understanding of responses of the regional water-energy cycle to land use/cover change (LUCC) is important for ecological restoration in the agro-pastoral ecotone, Northwest China (APENWC). In this study, we examined the responses to various types of LUCC in the APENWC during the implementation of the Grain-for-Green project between 1993 and 2010 using the weather research and forecasting (WRF) model. The performance of the WRF model...