Research Article

Projected Changes of Grassland Productivity along the Representative Concentration Pathways during 2010–2050 in China

Table 1

Summary of the variables used in this study.

VariableCounty numberMaxMeanMinDescription

NPP166913864391.07gc/m2, net primary productivity
Ta166925.5512.60−4.81 °C, temperature
Rain16692846926.9019.46Mm, precipitation
Sun1669975.97762.64475.66Hour, sunshine duration
Soil_n16690.960.250.05Percentage of soil n
Soil_p16690.250.130.02Percentage of soil p
Dem16692832732128Meter, elevation
Splain16690.420.280.01Percentage of plain area
pop1669179432Ten thousand people, Population
Gdp116691.530.180.05Percentage of GDP of the primary industry
Meat1669146703850650Ton, beef, and mutton