Journal of Geographical Sciences

Mapping cropping patterns in the North China Plain over the past 300 years and an analysis of the drivers of change

LI Shicheng, LIU Yating, LI Jianrui, ZHANG Xuezhen

Journal of Geographical Sciences, 2024, 34(10): 2074-2088. DOI: 10.1007/s11442-024-2283-2

Data		Temporal coverage	Spatial coverage	Resolution	Sources
Temperature	Daily average temperature (CN05.1)	1961-2021	China	0.25°	https://ccrc.iap.ac.cn/ (Wu and Gao, 2013)
	Monthly average temperature (CRU TS)	1901-2021	Globe	0.5°	https://www.uea.ac.uk/groups-and-centres/climatic-research-unit
	Near-surface annual average temperature	1000-2000	Northern Hemisphere	2°	https://poles.tpdc.ac.cn/en/ (Fang et al., 2022)
Agricultural production conditions	Effective irrigation area of cropland	1949-1999	Henan and Shandong provinces	Province	Statistical Yearbook of Henan for 1985 (Henan Provincial Bureau of Statistics, 1985); Shandong Rural Statistical Yearbook for 1999 (Shandong Provincial Bureau of Statistics, 2000)
	Total power of agricultural machinery	1952-1999	Henan and Shandong provinces	Province
	Amount of fertilizer applied	1952-1990	Henan province	Province

Table 1 Data sources for the analysis of the drivers of the change in cropping patterns

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Figure 1 Location of the North China Plain, China
Figure 2 Spatial distribution and proportion of each cropping intensity in the North China Plain for six sub-periods (a−f) since the Qing Dynasty and the accumulated temperature. 1H1Y = one harvest per year, 3H2Y = three harvests in two years, 2H1Y = two harvests per year.
Figure 3 Crop combinations for each crop intensity in the North China Plain. The definitions of 1H1Y, 3H2Y, and 2H1Y are provided in the caption of Figure 2.
Figure 4 Changes in agricultural production conditions on the NCP since 1949