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Agronomy
Qun Du, HuiZhi Liu, Yang Liu, LuJun Xu, Jihua Sun
Summary: The study found that in the wet season, total evapotranspiration accounted for 60% of the annual total with an amount of 762.3 mm in 2016, much lower than the annual total precipitation (1780.2 mm). Photosynthetic active radiation (PAR) was the main controller of half-hourly net ecosystem exchange (NEE), while air temperature (T-a) mainly controlled seasonal variations in NEE. In 2016, the annual total NEE, gross primary production (GPP) and ecosystem respiration (RE) were -233.8, 796.6, and 562.8 g C m(-2) yr(-1), respectively.
AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
Quirina Noemi Merz, Achim Walter, Regine Maier, Lukas Hortnagal, Nina Buchmann, Norbert Kirchgessner, Helge Aasen
Summary: Plant growth is controlled by internal and external factors, with response to environmental variables such as temperature, vapour pressure deficit, and light intensity. This study found that the short-term growth processes of young wheat leaves in the field are mainly controlled by incoming shortwave radiation, while the magnitude of growth is mainly controlled by temperature.
AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Christopher L. Kibler, Anna T. Trugman, Dar A. Roberts, Christopher J. Still, Russell L. Scott, Kelly K. Caylor, John C. Stella, Michael Bliss Singer
Summary: Evapotranspiration regulates leaf temperature through energy flux partitioning. A mechanistic model is presented to predict leaf temperature based on the evaporative fraction. The model is validated using measurements from infrared radiometers. The study highlights the importance of evapotranspiration in regulating leaf temperature and its impact on plant physiological function.
AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Xinchen Lu, Trevor F. Keenan
Summary: The length of the growing season affects the carbon, water, and energy fluxes of terrestrial ecosystems. The start of the growing season has been found to be advanced due to elevated spring temperatures, but the mechanisms controlling the end of the growing season are less understood. Recent studies suggest a link between growing season photosynthesis and the timing of end of season senescence, but this relationship has not been extensively tested in different ecosystems.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Gregoriy Kaplan, Lior Fine, Victor Lukyanov, Nitzan Malachy, Josef Tanny, Offer Rozenstein
Summary: An optimal balance between vegetative and reproductive growth in cotton leads to high yields and water-use efficiency. Remote sensing using optical and Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite imagery can improve irrigation management by estimating vegetation variables. This study identified the best Sentinel-2 vegetation indices for cotton monitoring and developed robust models for estimating crop coefficient (Kc), Leaf Area Index (LAI), and crop height. The work also demonstrated the potential for designing decision support systems for better irrigation management in cotton based on monitoring crop development from space.
AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Francisco Suarez, Tomas Oportus, Magdalena Mendoza, Ignacio Aguirre, Victor Godoy, Jose F. Munoz
Summary: This study measured evapotranspiration and vegetation cover in the Silala River basin using hydrometeorological data. The results showed spatial and temporal variations in evapotranspiration, with a strong correlation to precipitation. Satellite data were used to validate the in-situ measurements. This research provides important scientific evidence for resolving the water dispute in the Silala River.
WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-WATER
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Gregoriy Kaplan, Lior Fine, Victor Lukyanov, V. S. Manivasagam, Nitzan Malachy, Josef Tanny, Offer Rozenstein
Summary: The combination of Sentinel-2 and VENµS satellite imagery allows for accurate estimation of crop coefficient, Leaf Area Index, and crop height, making them valuable tools for agricultural monitoring.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Houbing Chen, Palingamoorthy Gnanamoorthy, Yaoliang Chen, Lamin R. Mansaray, Qinghai Song, Kuo Liao, Aoni Shi, Ganlin Feng, Chenna Sun
Summary: This paper assessed four high spatial resolution remote sensing ET products in the Lancang-Mekong River Basin and found variations in their performance across different vegetation types and climate zones. Although these products were able to reflect spatial differences in the basin, they did not show consistent temporal trends or uniform spatial distributions.
Article
Agronomy
Dongxing Wu, Shaomin Liu, Xiuchen Wu, Tongren Xu, Ziwei Xu, Xinlei He, Hanyu Shi
Summary: This study used five time-series analysis methods to estimate the intrinsic temperature sensitivity (Q10) and carbon metabolism potential (CMp) in an endorheic river basin. The results showed convergence in the temperature sensitivity of ecosystem respiration, suggesting that current land surface process models may over-estimate climate-carbon cycle feedback in endorheic river basins.
AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yangyang Fu, Jianxi Huang, Yanjun Shen, Shaomin Liu, Yong Huang, Jie Dong, Wei Han, Tao Ye, Wenzhi Zhao, Wenping Yuan
Summary: The study utilized a satellite-based model to estimate national winter wheat yield by combining a vegetation production model with the harvest index. The results showed that the model could accurately explain spatial variations in yield in most administrative units, demonstrating high accuracy in crop yield estimation.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Xiaosong Zhao, Chunlin Wang, Tingting Li, Chengyi Zhang, Xingwang Fan, Qing Zhang, Qiang Zhang, Xianyan Chen, Xukai Zou, Chong Shen, Yuqi Tang, Zhangcai Qin
Summary: Mangroves play a role in climate through carbon sequestration and methane emissions. However, the carbon exchanges during mangrove restoration remain uncertain. This study analyzed the CO2 and CH4 fluxes and their environmental controls in a 12-year restored mangrove wetland and estimated their climate effect. The results showed that the restored mangrove acted as a CO2 and CH4 source, contributing to climate warming.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Water Resources
Lucas Emilio B. Hoeltgebaum, Nelson Luis Dias, Marcelo Azevedo Costa
Summary: Practically all records of eddy-covariance flux measurements are affected by gaps, and this study proposes analog period methods for gap-filling, which outperform mean diurnal variation method and simple/multiple linear regression techniques. The proposed methods also perform better than REddyProc and evaporative fraction method for filling missing data.
HYDROLOGICAL PROCESSES
(2021)
Article
Forestry
Xiang Gao, Zhenyu Du, Qingshan Yang, Jinsong Zhang, Yongtao Li, Xiaojie Wang, Fengxue Gu, Weiping Hao, Zekun Yang, Dexi Liu, Jianmin Chu
Summary: The study investigated the energy fluxes and evapotranspiration in a black locust plantation on the Yellow River Delta, revealing the seasonal variations and the influence of various biophysical factors. Leaf area index was found to be a key factor controlling seasonal patterns of daily evaporative fraction, Bowen ratio, crop coefficient, Priestley-Taylor coefficient, surface conductance, and decoupling coefficient. The threshold value of daily surface conductance over the plantation was approximately 8 mm s(-1).
JOURNAL OF FORESTRY RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Franco Flandoli, Lucio Galeati, Dejun Luo
Summary: We prove the existence of an eddy heat diffusion coefficient based on an idealized model of turbulent fluid. Despite the presence of a boundary and the eddy diffusion coefficient approaching zero at the boundary, enhanced diffusion still occurs.
PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY A-MATHEMATICAL PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Haonan Guo, Shaoyong Wang, Xiaobo He, Yongjian Ding, Yawei Fan, Hui Fu, Xiaofeng Hong
Summary: The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is highly sensitive to climate change and has experienced environmental degradation due to climate warming. Evapotranspiration plays a key role in deciphering the deterioration of plateau environment. However, there are still uncertainties in the estimation of evapotranspiration in alpine regions.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Todd G. Caldwell, Tara Bongiovanni, Michael H. Cosh, Chelsea Halley, Michael H. Young
VADOSE ZONE JOURNAL
(2018)
Review
Energy & Fuels
Lashun Thomas, Hansong Tang, Dilhan M. Kalyon, Seda Aktas, J. Daniel Arthur, Jens Blotevogel, J. William Carey, Archie Filshill, Pengcheng Fu, Grace Hsuan, Thomas Hu, Daniel Soeder, Subhash Shah, Radisav D. Vidic, Michael H. Young
JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
(2019)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Antonio Hernandez-Espriu, Brad Wolaver, Saul Arciniega-Esparza, Bridget R. Scanlon, Michael H. Young, Jean-Philippe Nicot, Sergio Macias-Medrano, J. Agustin Brena-Naranjo
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2019)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Simone Fatichi, Dani Or, Robert Walko, Harry Vereecken, Michael H. Young, Teamrat A. Ghezzehei, Tomislav Hengl, Stefan Kollet, Nurit Agam, Roni Avissar
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2020)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Charles J. Abolt, Michael H. Young, Adam L. Atchley, Dylan R. Harp, Ethan T. Coon
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-EARTH SURFACE
(2020)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Charles J. Abolt, Michael H. Young
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jon Paul Pierre, John R. Andrews, Michael H. Young, Alexander Y. Sun, Brad D. Wolaver
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2020)
Letter
Environmental Sciences
Jan W. W. Hopmans, Timothy R. R. Green, Michael H. H. Young
Summary: In order to prioritize agricultural research in the United States and enhance its competitiveness globally, Multistate Research Funds (MRFs) were designated under the Research and Marketing Act of 1946. To execute this act, Agricultural Experiment Station (AES) Directors in the western US met regularly to evaluate, fund, and review multistate research projects (MRPs), with membership of AES scientists appointed by the Technical Committee.
VADOSE ZONE JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Vianey Rueda, Michael H. Young, Kasey Faust, Ashraf Rateb, Benjamin D. Leibowicz
Summary: As pressure on water sources increases, hydrologic systems may change unpredictably. This study examined the water supply-demand balance in Boerne, Texas, using causal loop diagrams and system dynamics modeling. Through stakeholder engagement, interventions such as xeriscaping, rainwater harvesting, and smart meters were selected. The results showed that different combinations of adoptions can achieve the same goal, providing the city with flexibility in choosing strategies that best suit its needs and constraints.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Saul Arciniega-Esparza, Antonio Hernandez-Espriu, Michael H. Young
Summary: An increase in water usage per well for hydraulic fracturing has been observed in various regions of the U.S. in the past 20 years. Water-scarce areas undergoing intense unconventional reservoir development also face challenges in water and wastewater management for hydraulic fracturing activities. Recent concerns regarding water management in hydraulic fracturing highlight the significance of wastewater treatment and reuse to reduce reliance on freshwater sources and minimize the hazards of wastewater disposal.
CURRENT OPINION IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Ecology
James H. Gearon, Michael H. Young
Summary: The study aims to determine the influence of geomorphology on shrub canopy structure, revealing that landscape position and surface age have significant effects on the canopy volume and shrub spacing of Larrea tridentata.
Article
Geography, Physical
Charles J. Abolt, Michael H. Young, Adam L. Atchley, Cathy J. Wilson
Review
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Mehdi Rahmati, Lutz Weihermueller, Jan Vanderborght, Yakov A. Pachepsky, Lili Mao, Seyed Hamidreza Sadeghi, Niloofar Moosavi, Hossein Kheirfam, Carsten Montzka, Kris Van Looy, Brigitta Toth, Zeinab Hazbavi, Wafa Al Yamani, Ammar A. Albalasmeh, Ma'in Z. Alghzawi, Rafael Angulo-Jaramillo, Antonio Celso Dantas Antonino, George Arampatzis, Robson Andre Armindo, Hossein Asadi, Yazidhi Bamutaze, Jordi Batlle-Aguilar, Beatrice Bechet, Fabian Becker, Gunter Bloschl, Klaus Bohne, Isabelle Braud, Clara Castellano, Artemi Cerda, Maha Chalhoub, Rogerio Cichota, Milena Cislerova, Brent Clothier, Yves Coquet, Wim Cornelis, Corrado Corradini, Artur Paiva Coutinho, Muriel Bastista de Oliveira, Jose Ronaldo de Macedo, Matheus Fonseca Duraes, Hojat Emami, Iraj Eskandari, Asghar Farajnia, Alessia Flammini, Nandor Fodor, Mamoun Gharaibeh, Mohamad Hossein Ghavimipanah, Teamrat A. Ghezzehei, Simone Giertz, Evangelos G. Hatzigiannakis, Rainer Horn, Juan Jose Jimenez, Diederik Jacques, Saskia Deborah Keesstra, Hamid Kelishadi, Mahboobeh Kiani-Harchegani, Mehdi Kouselou, Madan Kumar Jha, Laurent Lassabatere, Xiaoyan Li, Mark A. Liebig, Lubomir Lichner, Maria Victoria Lopez, Deepesh Machiwal, Dirk Mallants, Micael Stolben Mallmann, Jean Dalmo de Oliveira Marques, Miles R. Marshall, Jan Mertens, Felicien Meunier, Mohammad Hossein Mohammadi, Binayak P. Mohanty, Mansonia Pulido-Moncada, Suzana Montenegro, Renato Morbidelli, David Moret-Fernandez, Ali Akbar Moosavi, Mohammad Reza Mosaddeghi, Seyed Bahman Mousavi, Hasan Mozaffari, Kamal Nabiollahi, Mohammad Reza Neyshabouri, Marta Vasconcelos Ottoni, Theophilo Benedicto Ottoni Filho, Mohammad Reza Pahlavan-Rad, Andreas Panagopoulos, Stephan Peth, Pierre-Emmanuel Peyneau, Tommaso Picciafuoco, Jean Poesen, Manuel Pulido, Dalvan Jose Reinert, Sabine Reinsch, Meisam Rezaei, Francis Parry Roberts, David Robinson, Jesus Rodrigo-Comino, Otto Correa Rotunno Filho, Tadaomi Saito, Hideki Suganuma, Carla Saltalippi, Renata Sandor, Brigitta Schutt, Manuel Seeger, Nasrollah Sepehrnia, Ehsan Sharifi Moghaddam, Manoj Shukla, Shiraki Shutaro, Ricardo Sorando, Ajayi Asishana Stanley, Peter Strauss, Zhongbo Su, Ruhollah Taghizadeh-Mehrjardi, Encarnacion Taguas, Wenceslau Geraldes Teixeira, Ali Reza Vaezi, Mehdi Vafakhah, Tomas Vogel, Iris Vogeler, Jana Votrubova, Steffen Werner, Thierry Winarski, Deniz Yilmaz, Michael H. Young, Steffen Zacharias, Yijian Zeng, Ying Zhao, Hong Zhao, Harry Vereecken
EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE DATA
(2018)
Article
Geography, Physical
Charles J. Abolt, Michael H. Young, Adam L. Atchley, Dylan R. Harp
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Roland Baatz, Pamela L. Sullivan, Li Li, Samantha R. Weintraub, Henry W. Loescher, Michael Mirtl, Peter M. Groffman, Diana H. Wall, Michael Young, Tim White, Hang Wen, Steffen Zacharias, Ingolf Kuehn, Jianwu Tang, Jerome Gaillardet, Isabelle Braud, Alejandro N. Flores, Praveen Kumar, Henry Lin, Teamrat Ghezzehei, Julia Jones, Henry L. Gholz, Harry Vereecken, Kris Van Looy
EARTH SYSTEM DYNAMICS
(2018)