An agenda for land data assimilation priorities: Realizing the promise of terrestrial water, energy, and vegetation observations from space
The task of quantifying spatial and temporal variations in terrestrial water, energy, and
vegetation conditions is challenging due to the significant complexity and heterogeneity of …
vegetation conditions is challenging due to the significant complexity and heterogeneity of …
Quantifying and reducing uncertainty in global carbon cycle predictions: Lessons and perspectives from 15 years of data assimilation studies with the ORCHIDEE …
Predicting terrestrial carbon, C, budgets and carbon‐climate feedbacks strongly relies on
our ability to accurately model interactions between vegetation, C and water cycles, and the …
our ability to accurately model interactions between vegetation, C and water cycles, and the …
Quantifying the drivers of ecosystem fluxes and water potential across the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum in an arid woodland
Dryland ecosystems occupy a vast swath of the terrestrial land surface and exert a sizeable
impact on the cycling of carbon and water globally. These biomes are characterized by …
impact on the cycling of carbon and water globally. These biomes are characterized by …
Widespread and systematic effects of fire on plant–soil water relations
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 …
wildfire occurrence and intensity are controlled by water availability, less is known about the …
An alternative AMSR2 vegetation optical depth for monitoring vegetation at large scales
Vegetation optical depth (VOD) retrieved from microwave observations has been found to be
useful to monitor the dynamics of the vegetation features at global scale. Particularly, many …
useful to monitor the dynamics of the vegetation features at global scale. Particularly, many …
Temperature is likely an important omission in interpreting vegetation optical depth
Vegetation optical depth (VOD) satellite microwave retrievals provide significant insights into
vegetation water content and responses to hydroclimatic changes. While VOD variations are …
vegetation water content and responses to hydroclimatic changes. While VOD variations are …
Soil moisture memory of land surface models utilized in major reanalyses differ significantly from SMAP observation
Weather and climate forecast predictability relies on hydrometeorological processes
occurring at different time scales. However, evaluation of parameterizations of such …
occurring at different time scales. However, evaluation of parameterizations of such …
Emerging methods to validate remotely sensed vegetation water content
AF Feldman - Geophysical Research Letters, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Satellite‐retrieved vegetation optical depth (VOD) has provided extensive insights into
global plant function (such as, carbon stocks, water stress, crop yields) because of VOD's …
global plant function (such as, carbon stocks, water stress, crop yields) because of VOD's …
Changed ecosystem stability in response to climate anomalies in the context of ecological restoration projects
D Dang, X Li, S Li, X Lyu, H Dou, M Li… - Land Degradation & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Dryland ecosystems are fragile and under the context of climate change, the increased
frequency of short‐term climate variability will put them under additional stress, so the ability …
frequency of short‐term climate variability will put them under additional stress, so the ability …
Satellite‐observed vegetation responses to intraseasonal precipitation variability
BL Harris, CM Taylor, GP Weedon… - Geophysical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
There is limited understanding of how vegetation responds to intraseasonal modes of
rainfall variability despite their importance in many tropical regions. We use observations of …
rainfall variability despite their importance in many tropical regions. We use observations of …