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Biodiversity Conservation
Dennis Baldocchi, Siyan Ma, Joe Verfaillie
Summary: The study found that the annual evapotranspiration of native ecosystems did not show a clear increasing or decreasing trend over time as CO2 concentrations rose, the climate warmed, and rainfall experienced booms and busts. Plants transmit information on soil moisture status through their influence on the vapor pressure deficit of the atmospheric boundary layer, and access to groundwater by oak savannas may make these ecosystems more robust in a warmer world than previously thought.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Yonghong Su, Qi Feng, Gaofeng Zhu, Yunquan Wang, Qi Zhang
Summary: This study proposed a new hydraulic theory-based method for estimating groundwater evapotranspiration at a sub-daily time scale, and evaluated its performance in a riparian forest in Northwest China. The results showed that the proposed method could successfully estimate both sub-daily and daily groundwater evapotranspiration, but the variations in specific yield under different water table conditions should be considered.
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Ecology
James W. Roche, Kristen N. Wilson, Qin Ma, Roger C. Bales
Summary: This study evaluates the uncertainties in water balances across 52 watersheds in the Central Sierra Nevada and highlights the importance of evapotranspiration as a central metric of water-balance change and variability.
FRONTIERS IN FORESTS AND GLOBAL CHANGE
(2022)
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Agronomy
Bernard N. Isaacson, Yun Yang, Martha C. Anderson, Kenneth L. Clark, Jason C. Grabosky
Summary: Forests play a dual role in water management, both providing and consuming water. Understanding forest evapotranspiration is crucial for managing water provisioning ecosystem services. This study used the DisALEXI model with remote sensing data to analyze evapotranspiration in New Jersey forests. It found that different forest compositions and management actions had varying effects on evapotranspiration. The research contributes to better understanding the relationship between forests and water yield.
AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY
(2023)
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Agronomy
Dejan Simic, Borivoj Pejic, Goran Bekavac, Ksenija Mackic, Bojan Vojnov, Ivana Bajic, Vladimir Sikora
Summary: This study investigated the effects of surface drip irrigation (SDI) and shallow subsurface drip irrigation (SSDI), as well as different ET-based irrigation scheduling methods, on the grain yield, water use efficiency (WUE), and yield response factor (Ky) of maize. The results showed that SSDI was preferred over SDI, and reference evapotranspiration (ETo) was the most suitable method for assessing maize evapotranspiration. Maize in the region exhibited moderate tolerance to water stress. These findings are significant for precise planning and efficient irrigation of maize in the area.
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Water Resources
Ian McNamara, Oscar M. Baez-Villanueva, Ali Zomorodian, Saher Ayyad, Mauricio Zambrano-Bigiarini, Modathir Zaroug, Azeb Mersha, Alexandra Nauditt, Milly Mbuliro, Sowed Wamala, Lars Ribbe
Summary: This study focused on evaluating the performance of precipitation (P) and actual evapotranspiration (ETa) products over the Nile Basin in Africa, finding the best-performing products for both variables. The study used a four-step procedure to assess the products and demonstrated how they can be evaluated over data-scarce conditions using a transferable methodology. The results provide new hydrological insights for the region, particularly in understanding the seasonality of terrestrial water storage.
JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY-REGIONAL STUDIES
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Ahmeda Assann Ouedraogo, Emmanuel Berthier, David Ramier, Yanlin Tan, Marie-Christine Gromaire
Summary: Evapotranspiration (ET) is a significant process in green stormwater infrastructure (GSI), aiming to reduce urban drainage and restore urban hydrological balance closer to the natural one. However, evaluating ET on these structures, especially on green roofs (GR), remains challenging and subject to discussion.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
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Forestry
Yihua Jin, Jingrong Zhu, Guishan Cui, Zhenhao Yin, Weihong Zhu, Dong Kun Lee
Summary: This study aims to characterize forest cover transitions and identify degraded or at-risk areas in North Korea. Using phenological information and random forest classifiers, a deforestation classification was performed. The analysis of deforestation dynamics from 1990 to 2020 revealed severe degradation and fragmentation of forests in North Korea.
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Agricultural Engineering
Diaa Eldin M. Elshikha, Peter M. Waller, Douglas J. Hunsaker, David Dierig, Guangyao Wang, Von Mark V. Cruz, Kelly R. Thorp, Matthew E. Katterman, Kevin F. Bronson, Gerard W. Wall
Summary: This study investigated the establishment of guayule crops using direct seeding and compared irrigation methods on different soil types. The results showed that water application significantly affected dry biomass, rubber yield, resin yield, and water productivity. Direct-seeded guayule in clay soils may benefit more from furrow irrigation due to lower rubber content and higher costs associated with subsurface drip irrigation.
INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Civil
Huiyuan Liu, Xiaozhou Xin, Zhongbo Su, Yijian Zeng, Ting Lian, Li Li, Shanshan Yu, Hailong Zhang
Summary: This study evaluates ten globally available monthly evapotranspiration (ET) products at site and basin scales. The results show that all products perform comparably and there is no single product with the best performance. FLUXCOM and GLDAS have outstanding performance at site and basin scales, respectively, while SynthesisET performs suboptimally at both validation scales. This study contributes to identifying proper candidates for hydrological analysis and improving ET algorithm.
JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY
(2023)
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Agronomy
Maricar Aguilos, Ge Sun, Asko Noormets, Jean-Christophe Domec, Steve McNulty, Michael Gavazzi, Kevan Minick, Bhaskar Mitra, Prajaya Prajapati, Yun Yang, John King
Summary: Long-term study on the hydrologic impacts of converting forested wetlands to pine plantations in the southern US is rare. This study quantified water cycling in different aged pine plantations and natural forest, revealing differences in evapotranspiration influenced by stand age, canopy cover, and micrometeorology. Results suggest that forest management practices can greatly impact water balance in forested wetlands.
AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Alexandre Manicoba da Rosa Ferraz Jardim, George do Nascimento Araujo Junior, Marcos Vinicius da Silva, Anderson dos Santos, Jhon Lennon Bezerra da Silva, Heliton Pandorfi, Jose Francisco de Oliveira-Junior, Antonio Heriberto de Castro Teixeira, Paulo Eduardo Teodoro, Joao L. M. P. de Lima, Carlos Antonio da Silva Junior, Luciana Sandra Bastos de Souza, Emanuel Araujo Silva, Thieres George Freire da Silva
Summary: This study analyzed the changes in land cover and use in the Caatinga biome using remote sensing, and found that the significant increase in agricultural areas has led to the progressive reduction of the Caatinga biome.
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Agronomy
Arango Ruda Elizabeth, M. Altaf Arain
Summary: Temperate deciduous forests have significant impacts on regional and global water cycles. This study examined the effects of climate change and extreme weather events on the water use and evapotranspiration of a temperate deciduous forest in eastern North America. The results showed that photosynthetically active radiation and air temperature were the primary drivers of evapotranspiration, while vapor pressure deficit regulated water use efficiency. The study also found a changing trend in water use efficiency over the years, influenced by extreme weather conditions.
AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY
(2024)
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Water Resources
Tomohiro Egusa, Tomoki Oda, Takanori Sato, Tomo'omi Kumagai
Summary: This study quantified sub-annual inter-catchment groundwater flow (IGF) in three forest headwater catchments and identified driving factors. IGF of catchment A was negligible, while catchment B had positive IGF rates correlated with increasing rainfall and stream discharge. Conversely, catchment As had negative IGF rates correlated with increasing rainfall and stream discharge.
HYDROLOGICAL PROCESSES
(2021)
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Water Resources
Chen-Wei Chiu, Takashi Gomi, Marino Hiraoka, Katsushige Shiraki, Yuichi Onda, Bui Xuan Dung
Summary: This study examined the effects of 50% strip thinning on catchment-scale annual and seasonal evapotranspiration using runoff data. The results showed that evapotranspiration increased after thinning, with compatible seasonal patterns. The STWB model used in this study can evaluate the impact of timber harvesting on evapotranspiration changes.
HYDROLOGICAL PROCESSES
(2022)
