Discovering causal relations and equations from data
Physics is a field of science that has traditionally used the scientific method to answer
questions about why natural phenomena occur and to make testable models that explain the …
questions about why natural phenomena occur and to make testable models that explain the …
Agriculture in West Africa in the twenty-first century: climate change and impacts scenarios, and potential for adaptation
West Africa is known to be particularly vulnerable to climate change due to high climate
variability, high reliance on rain-fed agriculture, and limited economic and institutional …
variability, high reliance on rain-fed agriculture, and limited economic and institutional …
Global distribution, trends, and drivers of flash drought occurrence
Flash drought is characterized by a period of rapid drought intensification with impacts on
agriculture, water resources, ecosystems, and the human environment. Addressing these …
agriculture, water resources, ecosystems, and the human environment. Addressing these …
Soil moisture–atmosphere feedback dominates land carbon uptake variability
Year-to-year changes in carbon uptake by terrestrial ecosystems have an essential role in
determining atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations. It remains uncertain to what extent …
determining atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations. It remains uncertain to what extent …
Drought self-propagation in drylands due to land–atmosphere feedbacks
Reduced evaporation due to dry soils can affect the land surface energy balance, with
implications for local and downwind precipitation. When evaporation is constrained by soil …
implications for local and downwind precipitation. When evaporation is constrained by soil …
Climate models predict increasing temperature variability in poor countries
Extreme events such as heat waves are among the most challenging aspects of climate
change for societies. We show that climate models consistently project increases in …
change for societies. We show that climate models consistently project increases in …
Soil moisture− atmosphere feedbacks have triggered the shifts from drought to pluvial conditions since 1980
Drought and pluvial transitions have attracted widespread attention. However, the dynamic
evolution and underlying mechanisms of drought and pluvial transitions remain poorly …
evolution and underlying mechanisms of drought and pluvial transitions remain poorly …
Land–atmosphere interactions: The LoCo perspective
Land–atmosphere (LA) interactions are a main driver of Earth's surface water and energy
budgets; as such, they modulate near-surface climate, including clouds and precipitation …
budgets; as such, they modulate near-surface climate, including clouds and precipitation …
Improving the representation of hydrologic processes in Earth System Models
Many of the scientific and societal challenges in understanding and preparing for global
environmental change rest upon our ability to understand and predict the water cycle …
environmental change rest upon our ability to understand and predict the water cycle …
[HTML][HTML] Land surface precipitation in MERRA-2
Bosilovich, MG, and Coauthors, 2015: MERRA-2: Initial evaluation of the climate. NASA/TM-
2015-104606, Vol. 43, 139 pp.[Available online at https://gmao. gsfc. nasa …
2015-104606, Vol. 43, 139 pp.[Available online at https://gmao. gsfc. nasa …