Divergent Response of Leaf Coloring Seasons to Temperature Change in Northern China over the Past 50 Years

Figure 5

Interannual variations of the start, peak, end, and duration of the leaf coloring season (LCS) at six sites. The red line shows the peak of the LCS. The shadow area is the duration of the LCS. The upper and lower edges of the shadow area represent the start and end of the LCS, respectively. (a) Beijing. (b) Xi’an. (c) Mudanjing. (d) Harbin. (e) Minqin. (f) Shenyang.

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