Toward mountains without permanent snow and ice
The cryosphere in mountain regions is rapidly declining, a trend that is expected to
accelerate over the next several decades due to anthropogenic climate change. A cascade …
accelerate over the next several decades due to anthropogenic climate change. A cascade …
Remote sensing of dryland ecosystem structure and function: Progress, challenges, and opportunities
Drylands make up roughly 40% of the Earth's land surface, and billions of people depend on
services provided by these critically important ecosystems. Despite their relatively sparse …
services provided by these critically important ecosystems. Despite their relatively sparse …
Multi-sensor remote sensing for drought characterization: current status, opportunities and a roadmap for the future
Satellite based remote sensing offers one of the few approaches able to monitor the spatial
and temporal development of regional to continental scale droughts. A unique element of …
and temporal development of regional to continental scale droughts. A unique element of …
The future of evapotranspiration: Global requirements for ecosystem functioning, carbon and climate feedbacks, agricultural management, and water resources
The fate of the terrestrial biosphere is highly uncertain given recent and projected changes
in climate. This is especially acute for impacts associated with changes in drought frequency …
in climate. This is especially acute for impacts associated with changes in drought frequency …
Complementary‐relationship‐based modeling of terrestrial evapotranspiration across China during 1982–2012: Validations and spatiotemporal analyses
Having recognized the limitations in spatial representativeness and/or temporal coverage of
(i) current ground ETa observations and (ii) land surface model‐and remote sensing‐based …
(i) current ground ETa observations and (ii) land surface model‐and remote sensing‐based …
[HTML][HTML] RF-MEP: A novel Random Forest method for merging gridded precipitation products and ground-based measurements
The accurate representation of spatio-temporal patterns of precipitation is an essential input
for numerous environmental applications. However, the estimation of precipitation patterns …
for numerous environmental applications. However, the estimation of precipitation patterns …
Evaluation of global terrestrial evapotranspiration using state-of-the-art approaches in remote sensing, machine learning and land surface modeling
Evapotranspiration (ET) is critical in linking global water, carbon and energy cycles.
However, direct measurement of global terrestrial ET is not feasible. Here, we first reviewed …
However, direct measurement of global terrestrial ET is not feasible. Here, we first reviewed …
ECOSTRESS: NASA's next generation mission to measure evapotranspiration from the international space station
Abstract The ECOsystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station
(ECOSTRESS) was launched to the International Space Station on 29 June 2018 by the …
(ECOSTRESS) was launched to the International Space Station on 29 June 2018 by the …
The WACMOS-ET project–Part 2: Evaluation of global terrestrial evaporation data sets
The WAter Cycle Multi-mission Observation Strategy–EvapoTranspiration (WACMOS-ET)
project aims to advance the development of land evaporation estimates on global and …
project aims to advance the development of land evaporation estimates on global and …
Environmental implications of petroleum spillages in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria: a review
The issue of environmental pollution has been recognized as a typical example of an
anthropogenic activity that constitutes a global challenge coupled with the influence of …
anthropogenic activity that constitutes a global challenge coupled with the influence of …