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View article: Rising rainfall intensity induces spatially divergent hydrological changes within a large river basin
Rising rainfall intensity induces spatially divergent hydrological changes within a large river basin Open
Droughts or floods are usually attributed to precipitation deficits or surpluses, both of which may become more frequent and severe under continued global warming. Concurring large-scale droughts in the Southwest and flooding in the Southe…
View article: Urbanization alters atmospheric dryness through land evapotranspiration
Urbanization alters atmospheric dryness through land evapotranspiration Open
‘Urban Dry (Wet) Islands’ (UDI/UWI) represents microclimate change that impacts ecosystems and human well-being. However, causes of the UDI (UWI) phenomena are not fully understood due to the lack of empirical data. Here, we quantify UDI (…
View article: The process data used in paper 'Urbanization Alters Atmospheric Dryness through Land Evapotranspiration'
The process data used in paper 'Urbanization Alters Atmospheric Dryness through Land Evapotranspiration' Open
The process data used in a journal paper ' Urbanization Alters Atmospheric Dryness through Land Evapotranspiration ', including data used for each plot. The weather observation data are available online (http://data.cma.cn/en). The 20 urba…
View article: The process data used in paper 'Urbanization Alters Atmospheric Dryness through Land Evapotranspiration'
The process data used in paper 'Urbanization Alters Atmospheric Dryness through Land Evapotranspiration' Open
The process data used in a journal paper ' Urbanization Alters Atmospheric Dryness through Land Evapotranspiration ', including data used for each plot. The weather observation data are available online (http://data.cma.cn/en). The 20 urba…
View article: Urbanization Contributes Little to Global Warming but Substantially Intensifies Local and Regional Land Surface Warming
Urbanization Contributes Little to Global Warming but Substantially Intensifies Local and Regional Land Surface Warming Open
Increasing urbanization causes an urban heat island (UHI) effect and exacerbates health risks of heat waves due to global warming. The surface UHI (SUHI) in large cities has been extensively studied, yet a systematic evaluation on the impa…
View article: Identifying a transition climate zone in an arid river basin using the evaporative stress index
Identifying a transition climate zone in an arid river basin using the evaporative stress index Open
Aridity indices have been widely used in climate classification. However, there is not enough evidence for their ability in identifying the multiple climate types in areas with complex topography and landscape, especially in those areas wi…
View article: Contrasting the Performance of Eight Satellite-Based GPP Models in Water-Limited and Temperature-Limited Grassland Ecosystems
Contrasting the Performance of Eight Satellite-Based GPP Models in Water-Limited and Temperature-Limited Grassland Ecosystems Open
Models constitute the primary approaches for predicting terrestrial ecosystem gross primary production (GPP) at regional and global scales. Many satellite-based GPP models have been developed due to the simple algorithms and the low requir…
View article: Satellite Remote Sensing of Surface Urban Heat Islands: Progress, Challenges, and Perspectives
Satellite Remote Sensing of Surface Urban Heat Islands: Progress, Challenges, and Perspectives Open
The surface urban heat island (SUHI), which represents the difference of land surface temperature (LST) in urban relativity to neighboring non-urban surfaces, is usually measured using satellite LST data. Over the last few decades, advance…
View article: Identifying a Transition Climate Zone in an Arid River Basin using a Hydrological Drought Index
Identifying a Transition Climate Zone in an Arid River Basin using a Hydrological Drought Index Open
Drought indices have been widely used in climate classification. However, there is not enough evidence for their ability in identifying the multiple climate types in areas with complex topography and landscape, especially in those areas wi…
View article: Future shift of the relative roles of precipitation and temperature in controlling annual runoff in the conterminous United States
Future shift of the relative roles of precipitation and temperature in controlling annual runoff in the conterminous United States Open
This study examines the relative roles of climatic variables in altering annual runoff in the conterminous United States (CONUS) in the 21st century, using a monthly ecohydrological model (the Water Supply Stress Index model, WaSSI) driven…
View article: Future shift of the relative roles of precipitation and temperature in controlling annual runoff in the conterminous United States
Future shift of the relative roles of precipitation and temperature in controlling annual runoff in the conterminous United States Open
This study examines the relative roles of climatic variables in altering annual runoff in the conterminous United States (CONUS) in the 21st century, using an ecohydrological model driven with historical records and future scenarios constr…
View article: Detection of the Coupling between Vegetation Leaf Area and Climate in a Multifunctional Watershed, Northwestern China
Detection of the Coupling between Vegetation Leaf Area and Climate in a Multifunctional Watershed, Northwestern China Open
Accurate detection and quantification of vegetation dynamics and drivers of observed climatic and anthropogenic change in space and time is fundamental for our understanding of the atmosphere–biosphere interactions at local and global scal…
View article: Future shift of the relative roles of precipitation and temperature in controlling annual runoff in the conterminous United States
Future shift of the relative roles of precipitation and temperature in controlling annual runoff in the conterminous United States Open
Precipitation and temperature are the two key climatic variables that control the hydrological cycle and water availability for humans. This study examines the potential shift of the relative roles of precipitation and temperature in contr…
View article: Contrasting effects of urbanization and agriculture on surface temperature in eastern China
Contrasting effects of urbanization and agriculture on surface temperature in eastern China Open
The combined effect of urbanization and agriculture, two most pervasive land use activities, on the surface climate remains poorly understood. Using Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer data over 2010–2015 and forests as reference…
View article: Climate–vegetation control on the diurnal and seasonal variations of surface urban heat islands in China
Climate–vegetation control on the diurnal and seasonal variations of surface urban heat islands in China Open
Remotely sensed surface urban heat islands (UHIs) have gained considerable interest in recent decades due to the easy access and the wall-to-wall coverage of satellite products. The magnitude or intensity of surface UHIs have been well doc…
View article: Prevalent vegetation growth enhancement in urban environment
Prevalent vegetation growth enhancement in urban environment Open
Significance Cities experiencing elevated temperature (i.e., urban “heat island” warming), CO 2 , and nitrogen deposition decades ahead of the projected average global change are regarded as the “harbingers” of the future global change. It…
View article: The footprint of urban heat island effect in China
The footprint of urban heat island effect in China Open
Urban heat island (UHI) is one major anthropogenic modification to the Earth system that transcends its physical boundary. Using MODIS data from 2003 to 2012, we showed that the UHI effect decayed exponentially toward rural areas for major…