Plant water stress occurs at the point when soil moisture (SM) limits transpiration, defining a
critical SM threshold (θcrit). Knowledge of the spatial distribution of θcrit is crucial for future …

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP)
mission has been validating its soil moisture (SM) products since the start of data production …

Irrigated agriculture is the principal consumer of fresh water resources. Most countries do not
have a precise measurement of water consumption for irrigation. In this study, an innovative …

Low soil moisture and high vapour pressure deficit (VPD) cause plant water stress and lead
to a variety of drought responses, including a reduction in transpiration and photosynthesis …

Understanding the critical soil moisture (SM) threshold (θcrit) of plant water stress and land
surface energy partitioning is a basis to evaluate drought impacts and improve models for …

Evapotranspiration (ET) is a crucial quantity through which land surface conditions can
impact near‐surface weather and vice versa. ET can be limited by energy or water …

The transition of evapotranspiration between energy‐and water‐limitation regimes also
denotes a nonlinear change in surface water and energy coupling strength. The regime …

Abrupt onset and swift intensification characterize flash droughts. Global surface soil
moisture (θRS) from NASA's Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) satellite can facilitate a …

Land surface energetic partitioning between latent, sensible, and ground heat fluxes
determines climate and influences the terrestrial segment of land‐atmosphere coupling. Soil …

Wildfire activity and the hydrological cycle are strongly interlinked. While it is well known that
wildfire occurrence and intensity are controlled by water availability, less is known about the …