Evapotranspiration on a greening Earth

Y Yang, ML Roderick, H Guo, DG Miralles… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2023 - nature.com
Evapotranspiration (ET)—the distribution and partitioning of which is strongly mediated by
vegetation—is central to the water, energy and carbon cycles. In this Review, we examine …

Integrating the evidence for a terrestrial carbon sink caused by increasing atmospheric CO2

AP Walker, MG De Kauwe, A Bastos… - New …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration ([CO2]) is increasing, which increases leaf‐scale
photosynthesis and intrinsic water‐use efficiency. These direct responses have the potential …

Global carbon and other biogeochemical cycles and feedbacks

JG Canadell, PMS Monteiro, MH Costa… - IPCC AR6 WGI, final …, 2021 - hal.science
ES 6: 3-5 Replace “It is unequivocal that emissions of the well-mixed greenhouse gases
(GHG) carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2 O) from human activities …

Plant carbon metabolism and climate change: elevated CO2 and temperature impacts on photosynthesis, photorespiration and respiration

ME Dusenge, AG Duarte, DA Way - New Phytologist, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Contents Summary 32 I. The importance of plant carbon metabolism for climate change 32 II.
Rising atmospheric CO2 and carbon metabolism 33 III. Rising temperatures and carbon …

Forest water-use efficiency: Effects of climate change and management on the coupling of carbon and water processes

Z Zhang, L Zhang, H Xu, IF Creed, JA Blanco… - Forest Ecology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Forests are essential in regulating global carbon and water cycles and are critical in
mitigating climate change. Water-use efficiency, defined by the ratio of plant productivity per …

[HTML][HTML] Tree effects on urban microclimate: Diurnal, seasonal, and climatic temperature differences explained by separating radiation, evapotranspiration, and …

N Meili, G Manoli, P Burlando, J Carmeliet… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2021 - Elsevier
Increasing urban tree cover is an often proposed mitigation strategy against urban heat as
trees are expected to cool cities through evapotranspiration and shade provision. However …

More green and less blue water in the Alps during warmer summers

T Mastrotheodoros, C Pappas, P Molnar… - Nature Climate …, 2020 - nature.com
Climate change can reduce surface-water supply by enhancing evapotranspiration in
forested mountains, especially during heatwaves. We investigate this 'drought paradox'for …

Soil structure is an important omission in Earth System Models

S Fatichi, D Or, R Walko, H Vereecken… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Most soil hydraulic information used in Earth System Models (ESMs) is derived from pedo-
transfer functions that use easy-to-measure soil attributes to estimate hydraulic parameters …

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 …

Modelling carbon sources and sinks in terrestrial vegetation

S Fatichi, C Pappas, J Zscheischler… - New …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Contents Summary 652 I. Introduction 652 II. Discrepancy in predicting the effects of rising
[CO2] on the terrestrial C sink 655 III. Carbon and nutrient storage in plants and its modelling …