Coupling between the terrestrial carbon and water cycles—a review

P Gentine, JK Green, M Guérin… - Environmental …, 2019‏ - iopscience.iop.org
The terrestrial carbon and water cycles are strongly coupled. As atmospheric carbon dioxide
concentration increases, climate and the coupled hydrologic cycle are modified, thus …

Precipitation extremes and water vapor: Relationships in current climate and implications for climate change

JD Neelin, C Martinez-Villalobos… - Current Climate Change …, 2022‏ - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review: Review our current understanding of how precipitation is
related to its thermodynamic environment, ie, the water vapor and temperature in the …

Future global climate: scenario-based projections and near-term information

JY Lee, J Marotzke, G Bala, L Cao, S Corti, JP Dunne… - 2021‏ - ora.ox.ac.uk
This chapter assesses simulations of future global climate change, spanning time horizons
from the near term (2021–2040), mid-term (2041–2060), and long term (2081–2100) out to …

Even modest climate change may lead to major transitions in boreal forests

PB Reich, R Bermudez, RA Montgomery, RL Rich… - Nature, 2022‏ - nature.com
The sensitivity of forests to near-term warming and associated precipitation shifts remains
uncertain,,,,,,,–. Herein, using a 5-year open-air experiment in southern boreal forest, we …

US fires became larger, more frequent, and more widespread in the 2000s

V Iglesias, JK Balch, WR Travis - Science advances, 2022‏ - science.org
Recent fires have fueled concerns that regional and global warming trends are leading to
more extreme burning. We found compelling evidence that average fire events in regions of …

Effects of climate warming on photosynthesis in boreal tree species depend on soil moisture

PB Reich, KM Sendall, A Stefanski, RL Rich… - Nature, 2018‏ - nature.com
Climate warming will influence photosynthesis via thermal effects and by altering soil
moisture,,,,,,,,,–. Both effects may be important for the vast areas of global forests that …

Anthropogenic warming has increased drought risk in California

NS Diffenbaugh, DL Swain, D Touma - Proceedings of the National …, 2015‏ - pnas.org
California is currently in the midst of a record-setting drought. The drought began in 2012
and now includes the lowest calendar-year and 12-mo precipitation, the highest annual …

Contribution of anthropogenic warming to California drought during 2012–2014

AP Williams, R Seager, JT Abatzoglou… - Geophysical …, 2015‏ - Wiley Online Library
A suite of climate data sets and multiple representations of atmospheric moisture demand
are used to calculate many estimates of the self‐calibrated Palmer Drought Severity Index, a …

Unprecedented 21st century drought risk in the American Southwest and Central Plains

BI Cook, TR Ault, JE Smerdon - Science advances, 2015‏ - science.org
In the Southwest and Central Plains of Western North America, climate change is expected
to increase drought severity in the coming decades. These regions nevertheless …

Mid-latitude net precipitation decreased with Arctic warming during the Holocene

CC Routson, NP McKay, DS Kaufman, MP Erb… - Nature, 2019‏ - nature.com
The latitudinal temperature gradient between the Equator and the poles influences
atmospheric stability, the strength of the jet stream and extratropical cyclones,–. Recent …