GPP estimation based on CatBoost and analysis of change driving factors in Shanxi Province, China
摘要
The gross primary productivity (GPP) of Shanxi Province, China, plays an important role in the carbon cycle of the Loess Plateau ecosystem. However, Shanxi Province lacks carbon flux stations, leading to imprecise GPP estimation results. Additionally, few studies have explored the drivers of long-term GPP change in Shanxi Province. Therefore, in this study, we aimed to estimate the GPP in Shanxi Province from 2001 to 2022 and determine the driving factors of long-term GPP trends. To this end, we proposed an improved GPP estimation method based on the CatBoost model. Our CatBoost GPP model reduces model overfitting in few-shot scenarios and effectively captures the time dependence in time-series data. In addition, it integrates the change characteristics of vegetation ecological indicators and topography constraints, improving GPP estimation accuracy. Subsequently, we explored the spatial and temporal variations driving force through methods such as Theil-Sen Median trend analysis and Geodetectors. Our results show that (1) Compared with existing methods, the proposed CatBoost GPP method achieved superior site-level accuracy, with an