Recent progress on the sources of continental precipitation as revealed by moisture transport analysis

L Gimeno, M Vázquez, J Eiras-Barca, R Sorí… - Earth-Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
The assessment of sources of moisture is key to the understanding of the hydrological cycle
at different time scales, because it enables the establishment of source-sink relationships …

Large‐scale afforestation enhances precipitation by intensifying the atmospheric water cycle over the Chinese Loess Plateau

L Tian, B Zhang, S Chen, X Wang… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Afforestation is an appropriate approach to control soil erosion, but consumes extra water
resources. It also exerts feedbacks on local precipitation, affecting the water availability for …

Revisiting biophysical impacts of greening on precipitation over the Loess Plateau of China using WRF with water vapor tracers

Y Liu, J Ge, W Guo, Y Cao, C Chen… - Geophysical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Loess Plateau of China has witnessed a remarkable greening trend due to
vegetation restoration in recent decades. However, the precipitation response to greening …

Understanding precipitation recycling over the Tibetan Plateau using tracer analysis with WRF

Y Gao, F Chen, G Miguez-Macho, X Li - Climate Dynamics, 2020 - Springer
The precipitation recycling (PR) ratio is an important indicator that quantifies the land-
atmosphere interaction strength in the Earth system's water cycle. To better understand how …

Targeted rainfall enhancement as an objective of forestation

A Staal, JJE Theeuwen… - Global Change …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Forestation efforts are accelerating across the globe in the fight against global climate
change, in order to restore biodiversity, and to improve local livelihoods. Yet, so far the non …

A Lagrangian analysis of water vapor sources and pathways for precipitation in East China in different stages of the East Asian summer monsoon

Y Shi, Z Jiang, Z Liu, L Li - Journal of Climate, 2020 - journals.ametsoc.org
Abstract The Hybrid Single-Particle Lagrangian Integrated Trajectory (HYSPLIT) platform is
used to simulate Lagrangian trajectories of air parcels in East China during the summer …

Convection-permitting fully coupled WRF-Hydro ensemble simulations in high mountain environment: impact of boundary layer-and lateral flow parameterizations on …

Z Zhang, J Arnault, P Laux, N Ma, J Wei, S Shang… - Climate Dynamics, 2022 - Springer
Numerical climate models have been upgraded by the improved description of terrestrial
hydrological processes across different scales. The goal of this study is to explore the role of …

Contribution of Tibetan Plateau ecosystems to local and remote precipitation through moisture recycling

Y Li, R Xu, K Yang, Y Liu, S Wang, S Zhou… - Global Change …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The ecosystems of the Tibetan Plateau (TP) provide multiple important ecosystem services
that benefit both local populations and those beyond, such as through climate regulation …

A global perspective on western Mediterranean precipitation extremes

D Insua-Costa, M Senande-Rivera, MC Llasat… - npj Climate and …, 2022 - nature.com
The Mediterranean region has been declared a climate change hotspot due, among other
reasons, to an expected increase in the torrential rains that frequently affect this densely …

Amazonian moisture recycling revisited using WRF with water vapor tracers

F Dominguez, J Eiras‐Barca, Z Yang… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Previous studies have estimated that 25%–35% of Amazonian precipitation comes from
evapotranspiration (ET) within the basin. However, due to simplifying assumptions of …