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In this study, ETa variability in northern China (aridity index &lt; 0.65) is investigated based on the average of seven datasets (GLEAM, GLASS, a complementary relationship-based dataset, CRA-40, MERRA2, JRA-55, and ERA5-Land). The results show that ETa increases significantly from 1982 to 2017. Limited by water supply, ETa is significantly correlated with precipitation (R = 0.682), whereas the increase in precipitation is insignificant (p = 0.151). Spatially, the long-term trend of ETa is also not completely consistent with that of precipitation. According to a singular value decomposition (SVD) analysis, the trend of ETa is mainly related to the first four leading SVD modes. Homogeneous correlation patterns indicate that more precipitation generally leads to high ETa; however, this relationship is modulated by other factors. Overall, positive potential evapotranspiration anomalies convert more surface water into ETa, resulting in a higher increase in ETa than in precipitation. Specifically, ETa in the northern Tibetan Plateau is associated with meltwater generated by rising temperatures, and ETa in the Badain Jaran Desert is highly dependent on the wet-day frequency. Under global warming, the inconsistency between ETa and precipitation changes has a great impact on water resources in northern China.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/rs14184554","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,9,13]],"date-time":"2022-09-13T04:05:41Z","timestamp":1663041941000},"page":"4554","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":12,"title":["Spatiotemporal Variation of Actual Evapotranspiration and Its Relationship with Precipitation in Northern China under Global Warming"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"14","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1876-700X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Tao","family":"Su","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Physical Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225012, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Siyuan","family":"Sun","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Physical Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225012, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shuting","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Physical Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225012, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Dexiao","family":"Xie","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Physical Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225012, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shuping","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Hydraulic Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225012, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Bicheng","family":"Huang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Physical Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225012, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Qianrong","family":"Ma","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Physical Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225012, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Zhonghua","family":"Qian","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Physical Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225012, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Guolin","family":"Feng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Physical Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225012, China"},{"name":"China Laboratory for Climate Studies, National Climate Center, China Meteorological Administration, Beijing 100081, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Taichen","family":"Feng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Atmospheric Sciences, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Climate Change and Natural Disaster Studies, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai 510275, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,9,12]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"e2021GL095035","DOI":"10.1029\/2021GL095035","article-title":"Divergent Causes of Terrestrial Water Storage Decline Between Drylands and Humid Regions Globally","volume":"48","author":"An","year":"2021","journal-title":"Geophys. 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