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DOAJ_listed: '1'
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abstract:
- lang: eng
text: Snow cover is of key importance for water resources in high mountain Asia
(HMA) and is expected to undergo extensive changes in a warming climate. Past
studies have quantified snow cover changes with satellite products of relatively
low spatial resolution (∼500 m) which are hindered by the steep topography of
this mountain region. We derive snowlines from Sentinel-2 and Landsat 5, 7 and
8 images, which, thanks to their higher spatial resolution, are less sensitive
to the local topography. We calculate the snow line altitude (SLA) and its seasonality
for all glacierized catchments of HMA and link these patterns to climate variables
corrected for topographic biases. As such, the snowline changes provide a clear
proxy for climatic changes. Our results highlight a strong spatial variability
in mean SLA and in its seasonal changes, including across mountain chains and
between the monsoon-dominated and the westerlies-dominated catchments. Over the
period 1999–2019, the western regions of HMA (Pamir, Karakoram, Western Himalaya)
have undergone increased snow coverage, expressed as seasonal SLA decrease, in
spring and summer. This change is opposed to a widespread increase in SLA in autumn
across the region, and especially the southeastern regions of HMA (Nyainqentanglha,
Hengduan Shan, South–East Himalaya). Our results indicate that the diversity of
seasonal snow dynamics across the region is controlled not by temperature or precipitation
directly but by the timing and partitioning of solid precipitation. Decadal snowline
changes (1999–2009 vs 2009–2019) seasonally precede temperature changes, suggesting
that seasonal temperature changes in the Karakoram–Pamir and Eastern Nyainqentanglha
regions may have responded to snow cover changes, rather than driving them.
acknowledgement: This work was supported by the SNSF (Science and Swiss National Science
Foundation)-SSSTC (Sino-Swiss Science and Technology Cooperation) Project (IZLCZ0_189890)
'Understanding snow, glacier and rivers response to climate in High Mountain Asia
(ASCENT)', by the JSPS (Japan Society for the Promotion)-SNSF Bilateral Programmes
project (HOPE, High-elevation precipitation in High Mountain Asia; Grant 183633),
and the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union's Horizon 2020
research and innovation program (RAVEN, Rapid mass losses of debris-covered glaciers
in High Mountain Asia; Grant 772751). Marin Kneib acknowledges funding from the
SNSF Postdoc.Mobility program (Grant No. P500PN_210739).
article_number: '064039'
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author:
- first_name: M.
full_name: Bernat, M.
last_name: Bernat
- first_name: E. S.
full_name: Miles, E. S.
last_name: Miles
- first_name: M.
full_name: Kneib, M.
last_name: Kneib
- first_name: K.
full_name: Fujita, K.
last_name: Fujita
- first_name: O.
full_name: Sasaki, O.
last_name: Sasaki
- first_name: Thomas
full_name: Shaw, Thomas
id: 3caa3f91-1f03-11ee-96ce-e0e553054d6e
last_name: Shaw
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- first_name: Francesca
full_name: Pellicciotti, Francesca
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last_name: Pellicciotti
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citation:
ama: Bernat M, Miles ES, Kneib M, et al. Precipitation phase drives seasonal and
decadal snowline changes in high mountain Asia. Environmental Research Letters.
2025;20(6). doi:10.1088/1748-9326/adcf39
apa: Bernat, M., Miles, E. S., Kneib, M., Fujita, K., Sasaki, O., Shaw, T., &
Pellicciotti, F. (2025). Precipitation phase drives seasonal and decadal snowline
changes in high mountain Asia. Environmental Research Letters. IOP Publishing.
https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/adcf39
chicago: Bernat, M., E. S. Miles, M. Kneib, K. Fujita, O. Sasaki, Thomas Shaw, and
Francesca Pellicciotti. “Precipitation Phase Drives Seasonal and Decadal Snowline
Changes in High Mountain Asia.” Environmental Research Letters. IOP Publishing,
2025. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/adcf39.
ieee: M. Bernat et al., “Precipitation phase drives seasonal and decadal
snowline changes in high mountain Asia,” Environmental Research Letters,
vol. 20, no. 6. IOP Publishing, 2025.
ista: Bernat M, Miles ES, Kneib M, Fujita K, Sasaki O, Shaw T, Pellicciotti F. 2025.
Precipitation phase drives seasonal and decadal snowline changes in high mountain
Asia. Environmental Research Letters. 20(6), 064039.
mla: Bernat, M., et al. “Precipitation Phase Drives Seasonal and Decadal Snowline
Changes in High Mountain Asia.” Environmental Research Letters, vol. 20,
no. 6, 064039, IOP Publishing, 2025, doi:10.1088/1748-9326/adcf39.
short: M. Bernat, E.S. Miles, M. Kneib, K. Fujita, O. Sasaki, T. Shaw, F. Pellicciotti,
Environmental Research Letters 20 (2025).
date_created: 2025-06-03T07:30:21Z
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date_updated: 2025-09-30T12:43:11Z
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_id: '22513'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: High elevation headwater catchments are complex hydrological systems that
seasonally buffer water and release it in the form of snow and ice melt, modulating
downstream runoff regimes and water availability. In High Mountain Asia (HMA),
where a wide range of climates from semi-arid to monsoonal exist, the importance
of the cryospheric contributions to the water budget varies with the amount and
seasonal distribution of precipitation. Losses due to evapotranspiration and sublimation
are to date largely unquantified components of the water budget in such catchments,
although they can be comparable in magnitude to glacier melt contributions to
streamflow. Here, we simulate the hydrology of three high elevation headwater
catchments in distinct climates in HMA over 10 years using an ecohydrological
model geared towards high-mountain areas including snow and glaciers, forced with
reanalysis data. Our results show that evapotranspiration and sublimation together
are most important at the semi-arid site, Kyzylsu, on the northernmost slopes
of the Pamir mountain range. Here, the evaporative loss amounts to 28% of the
water throughput, which we define as the total water added to, or removed from
the water balance within a year. In comparison, evaporative losses are 19% at
the Central Himalayan site Langtang and 13% at the wettest site, 24 K, on the
Southeastern Tibetan Plateau. At the three sites, respectively, sublimation removes
15%, 13% and 6% of snowfall, while evapotranspiration removes the equivalent of
76%, 28% and 19% of rainfall. In absolute terms, and across a comparable elevation
range, the highest ET flux is 413 mm yr−1 at 24 K, while the highest sublimation
flux is 91 mm yr−1 at Kyzylsu. During warm and dry years, glacier melt was found
to only partially compensate for the annual supply deficit.
article_number: '044057'
article_processing_charge: No
article_type: letter_note
author:
- first_name: S
full_name: Fugger, S
last_name: Fugger
- first_name: T E
full_name: Shaw, T E
last_name: Shaw
- first_name: A
full_name: Jouberton, A
last_name: Jouberton
- first_name: E S
full_name: Miles, E S
last_name: Miles
- first_name: P
full_name: Buri, P
last_name: Buri
- first_name: M
full_name: McCarthy, M
last_name: McCarthy
- first_name: C
full_name: Fyffe, C
last_name: Fyffe
- first_name: Simone
full_name: Fatichi, Simone
id: cf8e546b-a9b0-11f0-a43b-aa89ed1b56d6
last_name: Fatichi
- first_name: M
full_name: Kneib, M
last_name: Kneib
- first_name: Peter
full_name: Molnar, Peter
last_name: Molnar
- first_name: F
full_name: Pellicciotti, F
last_name: Pellicciotti
citation:
ama: Fugger S, Shaw TE, Jouberton A, et al. Hydrological regimes and evaporative
flux partitioning at the climatic ends of high mountain Asia. Environmental
Research Letters. 2024;19(4). doi:10.1088/1748-9326/ad25a0
apa: Fugger, S., Shaw, T. E., Jouberton, A., Miles, E. S., Buri, P., McCarthy, M.,
… Pellicciotti, F. (2024). Hydrological regimes and evaporative flux partitioning
at the climatic ends of high mountain Asia. Environmental Research Letters.
IOP Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ad25a0
chicago: Fugger, S, T E Shaw, A Jouberton, E S Miles, P Buri, M McCarthy, C Fyffe,
et al. “Hydrological Regimes and Evaporative Flux Partitioning at the Climatic
Ends of High Mountain Asia.” Environmental Research Letters. IOP Publishing,
2024. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ad25a0.
ieee: S. Fugger et al., “Hydrological regimes and evaporative flux partitioning
at the climatic ends of high mountain Asia,” Environmental Research Letters,
vol. 19, no. 4. IOP Publishing, 2024.
ista: Fugger S, Shaw TE, Jouberton A, Miles ES, Buri P, McCarthy M, Fyffe C, Fatichi
S, Kneib M, Molnar P, Pellicciotti F. 2024. Hydrological regimes and evaporative
flux partitioning at the climatic ends of high mountain Asia. Environmental Research
Letters. 19(4), 044057.
mla: Fugger, S., et al. “Hydrological Regimes and Evaporative Flux Partitioning
at the Climatic Ends of High Mountain Asia.” Environmental Research Letters,
vol. 19, no. 4, 044057, IOP Publishing, 2024, doi:10.1088/1748-9326/ad25a0.
short: S. Fugger, T.E. Shaw, A. Jouberton, E.S. Miles, P. Buri, M. McCarthy, C.
Fyffe, S. Fatichi, M. Kneib, P. Molnar, F. Pellicciotti, Environmental Research
Letters 19 (2024).
das_tickbox: '1'
date_created: 2026-07-27T12:30:24Z
date_published: 2024-04-09T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2026-08-07T11:03:46Z
day: '09'
doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/ad25a0
extern: '1'
intvolume: ' 19'
issue: '4'
keyword:
- Glacio-hydrology
- High mountain Asia
- High mountain hydrology
- Ecohydrology
- Landsurface modelling
- Remote sensing hydrology
language:
- iso: eng
main_file_link:
- open_access: '1'
url: https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ad25a0
month: '04'
oa: 1
oa_version: Published Version
publication: Environmental Research Letters
publication_identifier:
eissn:
- 1748-9326
publication_status: published
publisher: IOP Publishing
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scopus_import: '1'
status: public
title: Hydrological regimes and evaporative flux partitioning at the climatic ends
of high mountain Asia
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...
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DOAJ_listed: '1'
OA_place: publisher
OA_type: gold
_id: '22517'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: The capacity of vegetation to mitigate excessive urban heat has been well
documented. However, the cooling potential provided by urban vegetation during
heatwaves is less known even though heatwaves have been projected to be more severe
with climate change. Across 24 global metropolises, we combine 30 m resolution
satellite observations with a theoretical leaf energy balance model to quantify
the change of the leaf-to-air temperature difference and stomatal conductance
during heatwaves from 2000 to 2020. We found the responses of urban vegetation
to heatwaves differ significantly across cities and they are mediated by climate
forcing and human management. During heatwaves, vegetation in Mediterranean and
midlatitude-humid cities shows a significant decrease in cooling potential in
most cases due to large stomatal closures, while vegetation in arid cities shows
a cooling enhancement with an unmodified stomatal opening likely in response to
intense irrigation. In comparison, the cooling potential of vegetation in high-latitude
humid cities does not show significant changes. These responses have implications
for future urban vegetation management strategies and urban planning.
article_number: '014035'
article_processing_charge: No
article_type: letter_note
author:
- first_name: Jiacheng
full_name: Zhao, Jiacheng
last_name: Zhao
- first_name: Naika
full_name: Meili, Naika
last_name: Meili
- first_name: Xiang
full_name: Zhao, Xiang
last_name: Zhao
- first_name: Simone
full_name: Fatichi, Simone
id: cf8e546b-a9b0-11f0-a43b-aa89ed1b56d6
last_name: Fatichi
citation:
ama: Zhao J, Meili N, Zhao X, Fatichi S. Urban vegetation cooling potential during
heatwaves depends on background climate. Environmental Research Letters.
2023;18(1). doi:10.1088/1748-9326/acaf0f
apa: Zhao, J., Meili, N., Zhao, X., & Fatichi, S. (2023). Urban vegetation cooling
potential during heatwaves depends on background climate. Environmental Research
Letters. IOP Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/acaf0f
chicago: Zhao, Jiacheng, Naika Meili, Xiang Zhao, and Simone Fatichi. “Urban Vegetation
Cooling Potential during Heatwaves Depends on Background Climate.” Environmental
Research Letters. IOP Publishing, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/acaf0f.
ieee: J. Zhao, N. Meili, X. Zhao, and S. Fatichi, “Urban vegetation cooling potential
during heatwaves depends on background climate,” Environmental Research Letters,
vol. 18, no. 1. IOP Publishing, 2023.
ista: Zhao J, Meili N, Zhao X, Fatichi S. 2023. Urban vegetation cooling potential
during heatwaves depends on background climate. Environmental Research Letters.
18(1), 014035.
mla: Zhao, Jiacheng, et al. “Urban Vegetation Cooling Potential during Heatwaves
Depends on Background Climate.” Environmental Research Letters, vol. 18,
no. 1, 014035, IOP Publishing, 2023, doi:10.1088/1748-9326/acaf0f.
short: J. Zhao, N. Meili, X. Zhao, S. Fatichi, Environmental Research Letters 18
(2023).
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date_published: 2023-01-12T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2026-08-06T11:33:12Z
day: '12'
doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/acaf0f
extern: '1'
intvolume: ' 18'
issue: '1'
keyword:
- Urban vegetation
- Heatwave
- Cooling potential
- Stomatal behavior
language:
- iso: eng
main_file_link:
- open_access: '1'
url: https://doi.org/0.1088/1748-9326/acaf0f
month: '01'
oa: 1
oa_version: Published Version
publication: Environmental Research Letters
publication_identifier:
eissn:
- 1748-9326
publication_status: published
publisher: IOP Publishing
quality_controlled: '1'
scopus_import: '1'
status: public
title: Urban vegetation cooling potential during heatwaves depends on background climate
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type: journal_article
user_id: ba8df636-2132-11f1-aed0-ed93e2281fdd
volume: 18
year: '2023'
...
---
DOAJ_listed: '1'
OA_place: publisher
OA_type: gold
_id: '22519'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: Glacier health across High Mountain Asia (HMA) is highly heterogeneous and
strongly governed by regional climate, which is variably influenced by monsoon
dynamics and the westerlies. We explore four decades of glacier energy and mass
balance at three climatically distinct sites across HMA by utilising a detailed
land surface model driven by bias-corrected Weather Research and Forecasting meteorological
forcing. All three glaciers have experienced long-term mass losses (ranging from
−0.04 ± 0.09 to −0.59 ± 0.20 m w.e. a−1) consistent with widespread warming across
the region. However, complex and contrasting responses of glacier energy and mass
balance to the patterns of the Indian Summer Monsoon were evident, largely driven
by the role snowfall timing, amount and phase. A later monsoon onset generates
less total snowfall to the glacier in the southeastern Tibetan Plateau during
May–June, augmenting net shortwave radiation and affecting annual mass balance
(−0.5 m w.e. on average compared to early onset years). Conversely, timing of
the monsoon’s arrival has limited impact for the Nepalese Himalaya which is more
strongly governed by the temperature and snowfall amount during the core monsoon
season. In the arid central Tibetan Plateau, a later monsoon arrival results in
a 40 mm (58%) increase of May–June snowfall on average compared to early onset
years, likely driven by the greater interaction of westerly storm events. Meanwhile,
a late monsoon cessation at this site sees an average 200 mm (192%) increase in
late summer precipitation due to monsoonal storms. A trend towards weaker intensity
monsoon conditions in recent decades, combined with long-term warming patterns,
has produced predominantly negative glacier mass balances for all sites (up to
1 m w.e. more mass loss in the Nepalese Himalaya compared to strong monsoon intensity
years) but sub-regional variability in monsoon timing can additionally complicate
this response.
article_number: '104001'
article_processing_charge: No
article_type: letter_note
author:
- first_name: T E
full_name: Shaw, T E
last_name: Shaw
- first_name: E S
full_name: Miles, E S
last_name: Miles
- first_name: D
full_name: Chen, D
last_name: Chen
- first_name: A
full_name: Jouberton, A
last_name: Jouberton
- first_name: M
full_name: Kneib, M
last_name: Kneib
- first_name: S
full_name: Fugger, S
last_name: Fugger
- first_name: T
full_name: Ou, T
last_name: Ou
- first_name: H-W
full_name: Lai, H-W
last_name: Lai
- first_name: K
full_name: Fujita, K
last_name: Fujita
- first_name: W
full_name: Yang, W
last_name: Yang
- first_name: Simone
full_name: Fatichi, Simone
id: cf8e546b-a9b0-11f0-a43b-aa89ed1b56d6
last_name: Fatichi
- first_name: F
full_name: Pellicciotti, F
last_name: Pellicciotti
citation:
ama: Shaw TE, Miles ES, Chen D, et al. Multi-decadal monsoon characteristics and
glacier response in High Mountain Asia. Environmental Research Letters.
2022;17(10). doi:10.1088/1748-9326/ac9008
apa: Shaw, T. E., Miles, E. S., Chen, D., Jouberton, A., Kneib, M., Fugger, S.,
… Pellicciotti, F. (2022). Multi-decadal monsoon characteristics and glacier response
in High Mountain Asia. Environmental Research Letters. IOP Publishing.
https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac9008
chicago: Shaw, T E, E S Miles, D Chen, A Jouberton, M Kneib, S Fugger, T Ou, et
al. “Multi-Decadal Monsoon Characteristics and Glacier Response in High Mountain
Asia.” Environmental Research Letters. IOP Publishing, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac9008.
ieee: T. E. Shaw et al., “Multi-decadal monsoon characteristics and glacier
response in High Mountain Asia,” Environmental Research Letters, vol. 17,
no. 10. IOP Publishing, 2022.
ista: Shaw TE, Miles ES, Chen D, Jouberton A, Kneib M, Fugger S, Ou T, Lai H-W,
Fujita K, Yang W, Fatichi S, Pellicciotti F. 2022. Multi-decadal monsoon characteristics
and glacier response in High Mountain Asia. Environmental Research Letters. 17(10),
104001.
mla: Shaw, T. E., et al. “Multi-Decadal Monsoon Characteristics and Glacier Response
in High Mountain Asia.” Environmental Research Letters, vol. 17, no. 10,
104001, IOP Publishing, 2022, doi:10.1088/1748-9326/ac9008.
short: T.E. Shaw, E.S. Miles, D. Chen, A. Jouberton, M. Kneib, S. Fugger, T. Ou,
H.-W. Lai, K. Fujita, W. Yang, S. Fatichi, F. Pellicciotti, Environmental Research
Letters 17 (2022).
das_tickbox: '1'
date_created: 2026-07-27T12:30:24Z
date_published: 2022-09-16T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2026-08-06T11:38:33Z
day: '16'
doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/ac9008
extern: '1'
intvolume: ' 17'
issue: '10'
keyword:
- Glacier
- Long-term mass balance
- Monsoon
- Snowfall
language:
- iso: eng
main_file_link:
- open_access: '1'
url: https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac9008
month: '09'
oa: 1
oa_version: Published Version
publication: Environmental Research Letters
publication_identifier:
eissn:
- 1748-9326
publication_status: published
publisher: IOP Publishing
quality_controlled: '1'
scopus_import: '1'
status: public
title: Multi-decadal monsoon characteristics and glacier response in High Mountain
Asia
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type: journal_article
user_id: ba8df636-2132-11f1-aed0-ed93e2281fdd
volume: 17
year: '2022'
...
---
DOAJ_listed: '1'
OA_place: publisher
OA_type: gold
_id: '22537'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: "Urban heat islands (UHIs) are a widely studied phenomenon, while research
on urban-rural differences in humidity, the so called urban dry or moisture islands
(UDIs, UMIs), is less common and a large-scale quantification of the seasonal
and diurnal patterns of the UDI is still lacking. However, quantification of the
UDI/UMI effect is essential to understand the impacts of humidity on outdoor thermal
comfort, building energy consumption, and urban ecology in cities worldwide. Here,
we use a set of globally distributed air temperature and humidity measurements
(1089 stations) to quantify diurnal and seasonal patterns of UHI and UDI resulting
from rapid urbanization over many regions of the world. The terms ‘absolute UDI’
and ‘relative UDI’ are defined, which quantify urban–rural differences in actual
and relative humidity metrics, respectively.\r\n\r\nResults show that absolute
UDI is largest during daytime with the peak humidity decrease in urban areas occurring
during late afternoon hours. In contrast, relative UDI is largest during night
and the peak urban relative humidity (RH) decrease and vapor pressure deficit
(VPD) increase occurs in the late evening hours with values of around −10% to
−11% for RH and 2.9–3.6 hPa for VPD between 20–00 local time during summer. Relative
and absolute UDIs are largest during the warm season, except for daytime RH UDI,
which does not show any seasonal pattern. In agreement with literature, canopy
air UHI is shown to be a nighttime phenomenon, which is larger during summer than
winter. Relative UDI is predominantly caused by changes in actual humidity during
day and UHI during nighttime."
article_number: '054044'
article_processing_charge: No
article_type: letter_note
author:
- first_name: Naika
full_name: Meili, Naika
last_name: Meili
- first_name: Athanasios
full_name: Paschalis, Athanasios
last_name: Paschalis
- first_name: Gabriele
full_name: Manoli, Gabriele
last_name: Manoli
- first_name: Simone
full_name: Fatichi, Simone
id: cf8e546b-a9b0-11f0-a43b-aa89ed1b56d6
last_name: Fatichi
citation:
ama: Meili N, Paschalis A, Manoli G, Fatichi S. Diurnal and seasonal patterns of
global urban dry islands. Environmental Research Letters. 2022;17(5). doi:10.1088/1748-9326/ac68f8
apa: Meili, N., Paschalis, A., Manoli, G., & Fatichi, S. (2022). Diurnal and
seasonal patterns of global urban dry islands. Environmental Research Letters.
IOP Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac68f8
chicago: Meili, Naika, Athanasios Paschalis, Gabriele Manoli, and Simone Fatichi.
“Diurnal and Seasonal Patterns of Global Urban Dry Islands.” Environmental
Research Letters. IOP Publishing, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac68f8.
ieee: N. Meili, A. Paschalis, G. Manoli, and S. Fatichi, “Diurnal and seasonal patterns
of global urban dry islands,” Environmental Research Letters, vol. 17,
no. 5. IOP Publishing, 2022.
ista: Meili N, Paschalis A, Manoli G, Fatichi S. 2022. Diurnal and seasonal patterns
of global urban dry islands. Environmental Research Letters. 17(5), 054044.
mla: Meili, Naika, et al. “Diurnal and Seasonal Patterns of Global Urban Dry Islands.”
Environmental Research Letters, vol. 17, no. 5, 054044, IOP Publishing,
2022, doi:10.1088/1748-9326/ac68f8.
short: N. Meili, A. Paschalis, G. Manoli, S. Fatichi, Environmental Research Letters
17 (2022).
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- Urban dry island
- Urban moisture island
- Urban heat island
- Urban climate
- Urbanization effects
- Humidity
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abstract:
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text: Given their ability to provide food, raw material and alleviate poverty, oil
palm (OP) plantations are driving significant losses of biodiversity-rich tropical
forests, fuelling a heated debate on ecosystem degradation and conservation. However,
while OP-induced carbon emissions and biodiversity losses have received significant
attention, OP water requirements have been marginalized and little is known on
the ecohydrological changes (water and surface energy fluxes) occurring from forest
clearing to plantation maturity. Numerical simulations supported by field observations
from seven sites in Southeast Asia (five OP plantations and two tropical forests)
are used here to illustrate the temporal evolution of OP actual evapotranspiration
(ET), infiltration/runoff, gross primary productivity (GPP) and surface temperature
as well as their changes relative to tropical forests. Model results from large-scale
commercial plantations show that young OP plantations decrease ecosystem ET, causing
hotter and drier climatic conditions, but mature plantations (age > 8−9 yr) have
higher GPP and transpire more water (up to +7.7%) than the forests they have replaced.
This is the result of physiological constraints on water use efficiency and the
extremely high yield of OP (six to ten times higher than other oil crops). Hence,
the land use efficiency of mature OP, i.e. the high productivity per unit of land
area, comes at the expense of water consumption in a trade of water for carbon
that may jeopardize local water resources. Sequential replanting and herbaceous
ground cover can reduce the severity of such ecohydrological changes and support
local water/climate regulation.
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author:
- first_name: Gabriele
full_name: Manoli, Gabriele
last_name: Manoli
- first_name: Ana
full_name: Meijide, Ana
last_name: Meijide
- first_name: Neil
full_name: Huth, Neil
last_name: Huth
- first_name: Alexander
full_name: Knohl, Alexander
last_name: Knohl
- first_name: Yoshiko
full_name: Kosugi, Yoshiko
last_name: Kosugi
- first_name: Paolo
full_name: Burlando, Paolo
last_name: Burlando
- first_name: Jaboury
full_name: Ghazoul, Jaboury
last_name: Ghazoul
- first_name: Simone
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last_name: Fatichi
citation:
ama: Manoli G, Meijide A, Huth N, et al. Ecohydrological changes after tropical
forest conversion to oil palm. Environmental Research Letters. 2018;13(6).
doi:10.1088/1748-9326/aac54e
apa: Manoli, G., Meijide, A., Huth, N., Knohl, A., Kosugi, Y., Burlando, P., … Fatichi,
S. (2018). Ecohydrological changes after tropical forest conversion to oil palm.
Environmental Research Letters. IOP Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aac54e
chicago: Manoli, Gabriele, Ana Meijide, Neil Huth, Alexander Knohl, Yoshiko Kosugi,
Paolo Burlando, Jaboury Ghazoul, and Simone Fatichi. “Ecohydrological Changes
after Tropical Forest Conversion to Oil Palm.” Environmental Research Letters.
IOP Publishing, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aac54e.
ieee: G. Manoli et al., “Ecohydrological changes after tropical forest conversion
to oil palm,” Environmental Research Letters, vol. 13, no. 6. IOP Publishing,
2018.
ista: Manoli G, Meijide A, Huth N, Knohl A, Kosugi Y, Burlando P, Ghazoul J, Fatichi
S. 2018. Ecohydrological changes after tropical forest conversion to oil palm.
Environmental Research Letters. 13(6), 064035.
mla: Manoli, Gabriele, et al. “Ecohydrological Changes after Tropical Forest Conversion
to Oil Palm.” Environmental Research Letters, vol. 13, no. 6, 064035, IOP
Publishing, 2018, doi:10.1088/1748-9326/aac54e.
short: G. Manoli, A. Meijide, N. Huth, A. Knohl, Y. Kosugi, P. Burlando, J. Ghazoul,
S. Fatichi, Environmental Research Letters 13 (2018).
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- '550'
doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac54e
extern: '1'
has_accepted_license: '1'
intvolume: ' 13'
issue: '6'
keyword:
- Oil palm plantations
- Tropical forests
- Carbon/water fluxes
- Biophysical modeling
language:
- iso: eng
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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month: '06'
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abstract:
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text: The reliable partitioning of the terrestrial latent heat flux into evaporation
(E) and transpiration (T) is important for linking carbon and water cycles and
for better understanding ecosystem functioning at local, regional and global scales.
Previous research revealed that the transpiration-to-evapotranspiration ratio
(T/ET) is well constrained across ecosystems and is nearly independent of vegetation
characteristics and climate. Here we investigated the reasons for such a global
constancy in present-day T/ET by jointly analysing observations and process-based
model simulations. Using this framework, we also quantified how the ratio T/ET
could be influenced by changing climate. For present conditions, we found that
the various components of land surface evaporation (bare soil evaporation, below
canopy soil evaporation, evaporation from interception), and their respective
ratios to plant transpiration, depend largely on local climate and equilibrium
vegetation properties. The systematic covariation between local vegetation characteristics
and climate, resulted in a globally constrained value of T/ET = ∼70 ± 9% for undisturbed
ecosystems, nearly independent of specific climate and vegetation attributes.
Moreover, changes in precipitation amounts and patterns, increasing air temperatures,
atmospheric CO2 concentration, and specific leaf area (the ratio of leaf area
per leaf mass) was found to affect T/ET in various manners. However, even extreme
changes in the aforementioned factors did not significantly modify T/ET.
article_number: '104012'
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author:
- first_name: Athanasios
full_name: Paschalis, Athanasios
last_name: Paschalis
- first_name: Simone
full_name: Fatichi, Simone
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last_name: Fatichi
- first_name: Christoforos
full_name: Pappas, Christoforos
last_name: Pappas
- first_name: Dani
full_name: Or, Dani
last_name: Or
citation:
ama: Paschalis A, Fatichi S, Pappas C, Or D. Covariation of vegetation and climate
constrains present and future T/ET variability. Environmental Research Letters.
2018;13(10). doi:10.1088/1748-9326/aae267
apa: Paschalis, A., Fatichi, S., Pappas, C., & Or, D. (2018). Covariation of
vegetation and climate constrains present and future T/ET variability. Environmental
Research Letters. IOP Publishing . https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aae267
chicago: Paschalis, Athanasios, Simone Fatichi, Christoforos Pappas, and Dani Or.
“Covariation of Vegetation and Climate Constrains Present and Future T/ET Variability.”
Environmental Research Letters. IOP Publishing , 2018. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aae267.
ieee: A. Paschalis, S. Fatichi, C. Pappas, and D. Or, “Covariation of vegetation
and climate constrains present and future T/ET variability,” Environmental
Research Letters, vol. 13, no. 10. IOP Publishing , 2018.
ista: Paschalis A, Fatichi S, Pappas C, Or D. 2018. Covariation of vegetation and
climate constrains present and future T/ET variability. Environmental Research
Letters. 13(10), 104012.
mla: Paschalis, Athanasios, et al. “Covariation of Vegetation and Climate Constrains
Present and Future T/ET Variability.” Environmental Research Letters, vol.
13, no. 10, 104012, IOP Publishing , 2018, doi:10.1088/1748-9326/aae267.
short: A. Paschalis, S. Fatichi, C. Pappas, D. Or, Environmental Research Letters
13 (2018).
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doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/aae267
extern: '1'
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issue: '10'
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- T/ET
- Evapotranspiration partitioning
- Ecohydrology
- Modelling
- Climate change
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- iso: eng
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