Variations of Soil Moisture During the Growth Phase of Main Crops in Semi-arid Region in Gansu

Based on the observed soil moisture dada in the farmland of springwheat,winter wheat,benne,oat,potato and bean from 1971 to 2006 in the semi-arid region of Gansu Province,the variation character of soil moisture in the farming land was analyzed by using EOF and wavelet analysis method.Results show that the soil there kept long-term drought,and the soil moisture had 2 and 4 years variation period.The vertical change of soil moisture presented decreasing trend with soil depth increase,and soil moisture dropped down during the period of crop growth,it was smaller in summer than that in other seasons.The vertical variation of soil moisture was correlated with the sort of the crop,different crops consuming soil moisture had the obvious spatio-temporal difference.