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In this study, we constructed the Remote Sensing Ecological Index (RSEI) and Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index (SPEI) based on the Google Earth Engine (GEE) platform with regional characteristics and completely analyzed the spatial and temporal variations of aridity and ecological quality on the QTP in the years 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015, and 2020. Additionally, we explored the responses of ecological quality to aridity indices at six different time scales. The Mann\u2013Kendall test, correlation analysis, and significance test were used to study the spatial and temporal distribution characteristics of meteorological aridity at different time scales on the QTP and their impacts on the quality of the ecological environment. The results show that the ecological environmental quality of the QTP has a clear spatial distribution pattern. The ecological environment quality is significantly better in the south-east, while the Qaidam Basin and the west have lower ecological environment quality indices, but the overall trend of environmental quality is getting better. The Aridity Index of the QTP shows a differentiated spatial and temporal distribution pattern, with higher Aridity Indexes in the north-eastern and south-western parts of the plateau and lower Aridity Indexes in the central part of the plateau at shorter time scales. Monthly, seasonal, and annual-scale SPEI values showed an increasing trend. There is a correlation between aridity conditions and ecological quality on the QTP. The areas with significant positive correlation between the RSEI and SPEI in the study area were mainly concentrated in the south-eastern, south-western, and northern parts of the QTP, where the ecological quality of the environment is more seriously affected by meteorological aridity.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/rs16183461","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,9,18]],"date-time":"2024-09-18T09:49:19Z","timestamp":1726652959000},"page":"3461","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["An Evaluation of Ecosystem Quality and Its Response to Aridity on the Qinghai\u2013Tibet Plateau"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"16","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0000-8243-5566","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Yimeng","family":"Yan","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4724-8145","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jiaxi","family":"Cao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China"}]},{"given":"Yufan","family":"Gu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore"}]},{"given":"Xuening","family":"Huang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China"}]},{"given":"Xiaoxian","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China"}]},{"given":"Yue","family":"Hu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China"}]},{"given":"Shuhong","family":"Wu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,9,18]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"44","DOI":"10.1016\/j.cosust.2020.09.006","article-title":"Earth Observation for Drought Risk Financing in Pastoral Systems of Sub-Saharan Africa","volume":"48","author":"Fava","year":"2021","journal-title":"Curr. 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