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abstract:
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text: "Background: Residential exposure to trees has been associated with reduced
mortality risks. We hypothesise that in addition to tree canopy cover, tree canopy
configuration also plays a role in exposure–mortality relationships. As there
is limited evidence on this hypothesis, especially longitudinal evidence, we performed
a nationwide study to investigate the residential tree canopy configuration–mortality
associations in the Swiss population.\r\nMethods: In this longitudinal study,
the tree canopy cover and configuration metrics within 500 m of individuals’ residences
were quantified using high-resolution tree canopy data (1 × 1 m) from 2010 to
2019. We developed single-exposure and multi-exposure time-varying Cox regression
models to estimate the associations between the different exposure metrics and
natural-cause and cause-specific mortality in Swiss adults (aged from 20 years
to 90 years). Mortality and census data were taken from the Swiss National Cohort
(SNC). We estimated the hazard ratios (HRs) and corresponding 95% CIs per IQR
increase in the metrics adjusting for personal sociodemographic and contextual
covariates. We also explored the effect modification by tree canopy cover, PM10,
air temperature, urbanisation level, age, sex, and area-based local socioeconomic
position.\r\nFindings: Our analyses included 6 215 073 individuals from the SNC
between 2010 and 2019. In the fully adjusted single-exposure models, we observed
protective associations between natural-cause mortality risk and tree canopy cover
(IQR 12·4%, HR 0·979 [95% CI 0·975–0·983]) and configuration metrics describing
the aggregation (6·3%, 0·831 [0·823–0·840]), and connectedness (2·9%, 0·946 [0·938–0·953]);
and detrimental associations with two metrics describing the fragmentation (211
patches per 100 ha, 1·073 [1·066–1·080]) and shape complexity (1·9, 1·094 [1·089–1·100])
of patches. The associations were generally preserved with other common causes
of death. According to the multi-exposure models, the HR (95% CI) for the combination
of one IQR decrease in aggregation and one IQR increase in fragmentation and shape
complexity was 1·366 (1·343–1·390). Analyses on modification effects suggested
a stronger association in people living in areas with a higher level of tree canopy
cover, PM10 concentration, air temperature, and urbanisation level.\r\nInterpretation:
Aggregated, connected, and less fragmented forested greenspaces might offer stronger
health benefits than isolated, fragmented ones, but are difficult to implement
in cities. Our study provided valuable insights into optimising forested greenspaces
and highlighted future directions for the planning and management of urban forests
towards healthy and green cities."
article_processing_charge: No
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Dengkai
full_name: Chi, Dengkai
last_name: Chi
- first_name: Gabriele
full_name: Manoli, Gabriele
last_name: Manoli
- first_name: Brenda
full_name: Lin, Brenda
last_name: Lin
- first_name: Raf
full_name: Aerts, Raf
last_name: Aerts
- first_name: Jun
full_name: Yang, Jun
last_name: Yang
- first_name: Amy
full_name: Hahs, Amy
last_name: Hahs
- first_name: Daniel
full_name: Richards, Daniel
last_name: Richards
- first_name: Naika
full_name: Meili, Naika
last_name: Meili
- first_name: Yue
full_name: Zhu, Yue
last_name: Zhu
- first_name: Yeshan
full_name: Qiu, Yeshan
last_name: Qiu
- first_name: Jing
full_name: Wang, Jing
last_name: Wang
- first_name: Paolo
full_name: Burlando, Paolo
last_name: Burlando
- first_name: Simone
full_name: Fatichi, Simone
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last_name: Fatichi
- first_name: Puay Yok
full_name: Tan, Puay Yok
last_name: Tan
citation:
ama: 'Chi D, Manoli G, Lin B, et al. Residential tree canopy configuration and mortality
in 6 million Swiss adults: A longitudinal study. The Lancet Planetary Health.
2025;9(3):e186-e195. doi:10.1016/s2542-5196(25)00022-1'
apa: 'Chi, D., Manoli, G., Lin, B., Aerts, R., Yang, J., Hahs, A., … Tan, P. Y.
(2025). Residential tree canopy configuration and mortality in 6 million Swiss
adults: A longitudinal study. The Lancet Planetary Health. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2542-5196(25)00022-1'
chicago: 'Chi, Dengkai, Gabriele Manoli, Brenda Lin, Raf Aerts, Jun Yang, Amy Hahs,
Daniel Richards, et al. “Residential Tree Canopy Configuration and Mortality in
6 Million Swiss Adults: A Longitudinal Study.” The Lancet Planetary Health.
Elsevier, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2542-5196(25)00022-1.'
ieee: 'D. Chi et al., “Residential tree canopy configuration and mortality
in 6 million Swiss adults: A longitudinal study,” The Lancet Planetary Health,
vol. 9, no. 3. Elsevier, pp. e186–e195, 2025.'
ista: 'Chi D, Manoli G, Lin B, Aerts R, Yang J, Hahs A, Richards D, Meili N, Zhu
Y, Qiu Y, Wang J, Burlando P, Fatichi S, Tan PY. 2025. Residential tree canopy
configuration and mortality in 6 million Swiss adults: A longitudinal study. The
Lancet Planetary Health. 9(3), e186–e195.'
mla: 'Chi, Dengkai, et al. “Residential Tree Canopy Configuration and Mortality
in 6 Million Swiss Adults: A Longitudinal Study.” The Lancet Planetary Health,
vol. 9, no. 3, Elsevier, 2025, pp. e186–95, doi:10.1016/s2542-5196(25)00022-1.'
short: D. Chi, G. Manoli, B. Lin, R. Aerts, J. Yang, A. Hahs, D. Richards, N. Meili,
Y. Zhu, Y. Qiu, J. Wang, P. Burlando, S. Fatichi, P.Y. Tan, The Lancet Planetary
Health 9 (2025) e186–e195.
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has_accepted_license: '1'
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issue: '3'
language:
- iso: eng
main_file_link:
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month: '03'
oa: 1
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title: 'Residential tree canopy configuration and mortality in 6 million Swiss adults:
A longitudinal study'
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abstract:
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text: Accurate flood simulation remains a significant challenge in many flood-prone
regions, particularly in developing countries and urban areas, where the availability
of high-resolution topographic data is especially limited. While publicly available
digital elevation model (DEM) datasets are increasingly accessible, their spatial
resolution is often insufficient for reflecting fine-scaled elevation details,
which hinders the ability to simulate pluvial floods in built environments. To
address this issue, we implemented a deep-learning-based method, which efficiently
enhances the spatial resolution of DEM data, and quantified the effect of the
improved DEM on flood simulation. The method employs a tailored multi-source input
module, enabling it to effectively integrate and learn from diverse data sources.
By utilising publicly accessible global datasets, such as low-resolution DEM datasets
(i.e. 30 m Shuttle Radar Topography Mission, SRTM) in conjunction with high-resolution
multispectral imagery (e.g. Sentinel-2A), our approach allows us to produce a
super-resolution DEM, which exhibits superior performance compared to conventional
methods in reconstructing 10 m DEM data based on 30 m DEM data and 10 m multispectral
satellite images. We evaluated the performance of the super-resolution DEM in
flood simulations. Compared to conventional methods (e.g. bicubic interpolation),
the simulation results demonstrated that our approach significantly improved the
accuracy of flood simulations, with a reduction in the mean absolute error of
floodwater depth of about 13.1 % and an increase in the intersection over union
(IoU) for inundation area predictions of about 46 %. Accordingly, this study underscores
the practical value of machine learning techniques that leverage publicly available
global datasets to generate DEMs that allow for the enhancement of flood simulations.
article_processing_charge: No
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author:
- first_name: Yue
full_name: Zhu, Yue
last_name: Zhu
- first_name: Paolo
full_name: Burlando, Paolo
last_name: Burlando
- first_name: Puay Yok
full_name: Tan, Puay Yok
last_name: Tan
- first_name: Christian
full_name: Geiß, Christian
last_name: Geiß
- first_name: Simone
full_name: Fatichi, Simone
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last_name: Fatichi
citation:
ama: Zhu Y, Burlando P, Tan PY, Geiß C, Fatichi S. Improving pluvial flood simulations
with a multi-source digital elevation model super-resolution method. Natural
Hazards and Earth System Sciences. 2025;25(7):2271-2286. doi:10.5194/nhess-25-2271-2025
apa: Zhu, Y., Burlando, P., Tan, P. Y., Geiß, C., & Fatichi, S. (2025). Improving
pluvial flood simulations with a multi-source digital elevation model super-resolution
method. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences. Copernicus Publications.
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-25-2271-2025
chicago: Zhu, Yue, Paolo Burlando, Puay Yok Tan, Christian Geiß, and Simone Fatichi.
“Improving Pluvial Flood Simulations with a Multi-Source Digital Elevation Model
Super-Resolution Method.” Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences. Copernicus
Publications, 2025. https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-25-2271-2025.
ieee: Y. Zhu, P. Burlando, P. Y. Tan, C. Geiß, and S. Fatichi, “Improving pluvial
flood simulations with a multi-source digital elevation model super-resolution
method,” Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, vol. 25, no. 7. Copernicus
Publications, pp. 2271–2286, 2025.
ista: Zhu Y, Burlando P, Tan PY, Geiß C, Fatichi S. 2025. Improving pluvial flood
simulations with a multi-source digital elevation model super-resolution method.
Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences. 25(7), 2271–2286.
mla: Zhu, Yue, et al. “Improving Pluvial Flood Simulations with a Multi-Source Digital
Elevation Model Super-Resolution Method.” Natural Hazards and Earth System
Sciences, vol. 25, no. 7, Copernicus Publications, 2025, pp. 2271–86, doi:10.5194/nhess-25-2271-2025.
short: Y. Zhu, P. Burlando, P.Y. Tan, C. Geiß, S. Fatichi, Natural Hazards and Earth
System Sciences 25 (2025) 2271–2286.
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date_updated: 2026-07-30T11:49:35Z
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ddc:
- '550'
doi: 10.5194/nhess-25-2271-2025
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issue: '7'
language:
- iso: eng
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url: https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-25-2271-2025
month: '07'
oa: 1
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page: 2271-2286
publication: Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
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- 1684-9981
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_id: '22463'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: 'Glacier retreat as a consequence of climate change creates new ice-free terrain
and soil development that prompt plant colonization and ecological succession.
These processes impact terrestrial ecosystems with profound ecological and societal
consequences. However, quantification of how the carbon cycle evolves in deglaciated
areas in response to these processes remains limited. We examined the impacts
of forest expansion and soil development on the carbon cycle under climate change
in a deglaciated area in the Swiss Alps. Using the mechanistic ecohydrological
T&C model, we computed the changes in vegetation, soil, and carbon from 1981 to
2099 under climate change, revealing complex carbon cycle responses in deglaciating
ecosystems. Vegetation growth, soil organic matter, and plant nutrient uptake
are projected to increase by mid-century and then stabilize, indicating that plant
growth is relatively limited by nutrient availability. The amount of carbon stored
in plant biomass will increase toward the end of the century at a faster rate
than that of carbon stored in soil and litter. The carbon cycle is projected to
continue its current accelerating trend characterized by enhanced vegetation photosynthesis,
increased plant and soil respiration, and higher net ecosystem production (NEP)
by mid-century. Alpine ecosystems have already been serving as carbon sinks and
have the potential to increase their carbon sink capacity, but at varying rates
depending on how climate will evolve: NEP will stabilize around 24 gC m^−2 y^−1
in RCP4.5 or might elevate to 55 gC m^−2 y^−1 by end-century in RCP8.5. Even under
the most extreme scenario, this increase in stored carbon in the proglacial areas
of the Swiss Alps is still a drop in the ocean, as it represents only 0.9% of
overall Swiss carbon emissions, thus highlighting the need for additional carbon
management and mitigation efforts.'
article_number: '110682'
article_processing_charge: No
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author:
- first_name: Fuxiao
full_name: Jiang, Fuxiao
last_name: Jiang
- first_name: Simone
full_name: Fatichi, Simone
id: cf8e546b-a9b0-11f0-a43b-aa89ed1b56d6
last_name: Fatichi
- first_name: Gianalberto
full_name: Losapio, Gianalberto
last_name: Losapio
- first_name: Nadav
full_name: Peleg, Nadav
last_name: Peleg
citation:
ama: Jiang F, Fatichi S, Losapio G, Peleg N. Future glacier retreat and forest expansion
in the Swiss Alps provide limited benefits for carbon sinks. Agricultural and
Forest Meteorology. 2025;372. doi:10.1016/j.agrformet.2025.110682
apa: Jiang, F., Fatichi, S., Losapio, G., & Peleg, N. (2025). Future glacier
retreat and forest expansion in the Swiss Alps provide limited benefits for carbon
sinks. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2025.110682
chicago: Jiang, Fuxiao, Simone Fatichi, Gianalberto Losapio, and Nadav Peleg. “Future
Glacier Retreat and Forest Expansion in the Swiss Alps Provide Limited Benefits
for Carbon Sinks.” Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. Elsevier, 2025.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2025.110682.
ieee: F. Jiang, S. Fatichi, G. Losapio, and N. Peleg, “Future glacier retreat and
forest expansion in the Swiss Alps provide limited benefits for carbon sinks,”
Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, vol. 372. Elsevier, 2025.
ista: Jiang F, Fatichi S, Losapio G, Peleg N. 2025. Future glacier retreat and forest
expansion in the Swiss Alps provide limited benefits for carbon sinks. Agricultural
and Forest Meteorology. 372, 110682.
mla: Jiang, Fuxiao, et al. “Future Glacier Retreat and Forest Expansion in the Swiss
Alps Provide Limited Benefits for Carbon Sinks.” Agricultural and Forest Meteorology,
vol. 372, 110682, Elsevier, 2025, doi:10.1016/j.agrformet.2025.110682.
short: F. Jiang, S. Fatichi, G. Losapio, N. Peleg, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
372 (2025).
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day: '15'
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- '550'
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language:
- iso: eng
main_file_link:
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url: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2025.110682
month: '09'
oa: 1
oa_version: Published Version
publication: Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
publication_identifier:
eissn:
- 1873-2240
issn:
- 0168-1923
publication_status: published
publisher: Elsevier
quality_controlled: '1'
scopus_import: '1'
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title: Future glacier retreat and forest expansion in the Swiss Alps provide limited
benefits for carbon sinks
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abstract:
- lang: eng
text: Enhanced rock weathering (ERW) is an emerging carbon dioxide removal (CDR)
strategy that can support net-zero emission targets. However, current ERW modelling
efforts rely on assumptions that introduce substantial variation in CDR estimates
across varying ecosystems and hydroclimatic conditions. They typically ignore
or oversimplify plant–soil interactions and high-frequency hydrological dynamics,
obscuring short-term weathering responses and biotic feedbacks to soil moisture
dynamics. Here, we introduce an integrated, process-based modelling framework,
T&C-SMEW, which represents ecohydrological and ERW dynamics, along with microbially
explicit biogeochemical processes. We compared framework simulations against a
controlled mesocosm experiment and long-term field observations, demonstrating
its ability to reproduce feedstock cation release, soil pH dynamics, gross primary
production, and CO2 fluxes. T&C-SMEW reveals hydrological constraints and vegetation
effects on ERW-mediated CDR by quantifying impacts on ecosystem respiration, net
ecosystem exchange, and alkalinity export, emphasising the importance of ecohydrological
modelling for ecosystem-level CDR estimation. These advances provide a modelling
framework for identifying optimal deployment scenarios to establish ERW as a viable
and operationally feasible CDR approach.
article_number: e70650
article_processing_charge: No
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Ziyan
full_name: Zhang, Ziyan
last_name: Zhang
- first_name: Gregory
full_name: Jones, Gregory
last_name: Jones
- first_name: Salvatore
full_name: Calabrese, Salvatore
last_name: Calabrese
- first_name: Matteo
full_name: Bertagni, Matteo
last_name: Bertagni
- first_name: Simone
full_name: Fatichi, Simone
id: cf8e546b-a9b0-11f0-a43b-aa89ed1b56d6
last_name: Fatichi
- first_name: Bonnie
full_name: Waring, Bonnie
last_name: Waring
- first_name: Athanasios
full_name: Paschalis, Athanasios
last_name: Paschalis
citation:
ama: Zhang Z, Jones G, Calabrese S, et al. An integrated modelling framework to
determine terrestrial carbon dioxide removal via enhanced rock weathering. Global
Change Biology. 2025;31(12). doi:10.1111/gcb.70650
apa: Zhang, Z., Jones, G., Calabrese, S., Bertagni, M., Fatichi, S., Waring, B.,
& Paschalis, A. (2025). An integrated modelling framework to determine terrestrial
carbon dioxide removal via enhanced rock weathering. Global Change Biology.
Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.70650
chicago: Zhang, Ziyan, Gregory Jones, Salvatore Calabrese, Matteo Bertagni, Simone
Fatichi, Bonnie Waring, and Athanasios Paschalis. “An Integrated Modelling Framework
to Determine Terrestrial Carbon Dioxide Removal via Enhanced Rock Weathering.”
Global Change Biology. Wiley, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.70650.
ieee: Z. Zhang et al., “An integrated modelling framework to determine terrestrial
carbon dioxide removal via enhanced rock weathering,” Global Change Biology,
vol. 31, no. 12. Wiley, 2025.
ista: Zhang Z, Jones G, Calabrese S, Bertagni M, Fatichi S, Waring B, Paschalis
A. 2025. An integrated modelling framework to determine terrestrial carbon dioxide
removal via enhanced rock weathering. Global Change Biology. 31(12), e70650.
mla: Zhang, Ziyan, et al. “An Integrated Modelling Framework to Determine Terrestrial
Carbon Dioxide Removal via Enhanced Rock Weathering.” Global Change Biology,
vol. 31, no. 12, e70650, Wiley, 2025, doi:10.1111/gcb.70650.
short: Z. Zhang, G. Jones, S. Calabrese, M. Bertagni, S. Fatichi, B. Waring, A.
Paschalis, Global Change Biology 31 (2025).
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doi: 10.1111/gcb.70650
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publication: Global Change Biology
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issn:
- 1354-1013
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publisher: Wiley
quality_controlled: '1'
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title: An integrated modelling framework to determine terrestrial carbon dioxide removal
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abstract:
- lang: eng
text: Agrivoltaic systems are characterized by the co‐existence of photovoltaic
panels on agricultural land, allowing simultaneous solar energy and food production
without need for further land. Agrivoltaic installations alter the local microclimatic
conditions of the land surface, impacting the performance of the agricultural
systems embedded in them. In this study we develop an ecohydrological modeling
framework combining a module that simulates changes in micrometeorology due to
photovoltaic panel installations with a state‐of‐the‐art model that resolves land
surface water, energy, and vegetation dynamics (i.e., the terrestrial biosphere
model T&C). We demonstrate that the modeling framework is capable of reproducing
grassland dynamics across a broad range of climates and agrivoltaic architectures.
With the use of the model we evaluated grassland performance across the Mediterranean
for two most commonly used architectures, namely mixed mounted solar panels and
rotating solar tracking panels. We found that C3 grassland yields can be significantly
enhanced only in climates where annual potential evapotranspiration exceeds annual
rainfall. Changes in grassland productivity were attributed primarily to changes
in the light environment at the land surface, with changes in surface aerodynamic
roughness and rainfall redistribution due to drainage on panels playing a smaller
negative role of comparable magnitudes.
article_number: e2024EF005183
article_processing_charge: No
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Athanasios
full_name: Paschalis, Athanasios
last_name: Paschalis
- first_name: Sara
full_name: Bonetti, Sara
last_name: Bonetti
- first_name: Simone
full_name: Fatichi, Simone
id: cf8e546b-a9b0-11f0-a43b-aa89ed1b56d6
last_name: Fatichi
citation:
ama: Paschalis A, Bonetti S, Fatichi S. Controls of ecohydrological grassland dynamics
in agrivoltaic systems. Earth’s Future. 2025;13(3). doi:10.1029/2024ef005183
apa: Paschalis, A., Bonetti, S., & Fatichi, S. (2025). Controls of ecohydrological
grassland dynamics in agrivoltaic systems. Earth’s Future. American Geophysical
Union. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024ef005183
chicago: Paschalis, Athanasios, Sara Bonetti, and Simone Fatichi. “Controls of Ecohydrological
Grassland Dynamics in Agrivoltaic Systems.” Earth’s Future. American Geophysical
Union, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024ef005183.
ieee: A. Paschalis, S. Bonetti, and S. Fatichi, “Controls of ecohydrological grassland
dynamics in agrivoltaic systems,” Earth’s Future, vol. 13, no. 3. American
Geophysical Union, 2025.
ista: Paschalis A, Bonetti S, Fatichi S. 2025. Controls of ecohydrological grassland
dynamics in agrivoltaic systems. Earth’s Future. 13(3), e2024EF005183.
mla: Paschalis, Athanasios, et al. “Controls of Ecohydrological Grassland Dynamics
in Agrivoltaic Systems.” Earth’s Future, vol. 13, no. 3, e2024EF005183,
American Geophysical Union, 2025, doi:10.1029/2024ef005183.
short: A. Paschalis, S. Bonetti, S. Fatichi, Earth’s Future 13 (2025).
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date_updated: 2026-07-30T11:46:07Z
day: '01'
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- '550'
doi: 10.1029/2024ef005183
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issue: '3'
language:
- iso: eng
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month: '03'
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publication: Earth's Future
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title: Controls of ecohydrological grassland dynamics in agrivoltaic systems
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abstract:
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text: Abstract. Hydro-pedotransfer functions (PTFs) relate easy-to-measure
and readily available soil information to soil hydraulic properties (SHPs) for
applications in a wide range of process-based and empirical models, thereby enabling
the assessment of soil hydraulic effects on hydrological, biogeochemical, and
ecological processes. At least more than 4 decades of research have been invested
to derive such relationships. However, while models, methods, data storage capacity,
and computational efficiency have advanced, there are fundamental concerns related
to the scope and adequacy of current PTFs, particularly when applied to parameterise
models used at the field scale and beyond. Most of the PTF development process
has focused on refining and advancing the regression methods, while fundamental
aspects have remained largely unconsidered. Most soil systems are not represented
in PTFs, which have been built mostly for agricultural soils in temperate climates.
Thus, existing PTFs largely ignore how parent material, vegetation, land use,
and climate affect processes that shape SHPs. The PTFs used to parameterise the
Richards–Richardson equation are mostly limited to predicting parameters of the
van Genuchten–Mualem soil hydraulic functions, despite sufficient evidence demonstrating
their shortcomings. Another fundamental issue relates to the diverging scales
of derivation and application, whereby PTFs are derived based on laboratory measurements
while often being applied at the field to regional scales. Scaling, modulation,
and constraining strategies exist to alleviate some of these shortcomings in the
mismatch between scales. These aspects are addressed here in a joint effort by
the members of the International Soil Modelling Consortium (ISMC) Pedotransfer
Functions Working Group with the aim of systematising PTF research and providing
a roadmap guiding both PTF development and use. We close with a 10-point catalogue
for funders and researchers to guide review processes and research.
article_processing_charge: No
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Tobias Karl David
full_name: Weber, Tobias Karl David
last_name: Weber
- first_name: Lutz
full_name: Weihermüller, Lutz
last_name: Weihermüller
- first_name: Attila
full_name: Nemes, Attila
last_name: Nemes
- first_name: Michel
full_name: Bechtold, Michel
last_name: Bechtold
- first_name: Aurore
full_name: Degré, Aurore
last_name: Degré
- first_name: Efstathios
full_name: Diamantopoulos, Efstathios
last_name: Diamantopoulos
- first_name: Simone
full_name: Fatichi, Simone
id: cf8e546b-a9b0-11f0-a43b-aa89ed1b56d6
last_name: Fatichi
- first_name: Vilim
full_name: Filipović, Vilim
last_name: Filipović
- first_name: Surya
full_name: Gupta, Surya
last_name: Gupta
- first_name: Tobias L.
full_name: Hohenbrink, Tobias L.
last_name: Hohenbrink
- first_name: Daniel R.
full_name: Hirmas, Daniel R.
last_name: Hirmas
- first_name: Conrad
full_name: Jackisch, Conrad
last_name: Jackisch
- first_name: Quirijn
full_name: de Jong van Lier, Quirijn
last_name: de Jong van Lier
- first_name: John
full_name: Koestel, John
last_name: Koestel
- first_name: Peter
full_name: Lehmann, Peter
last_name: Lehmann
- first_name: Toby R.
full_name: Marthews, Toby R.
last_name: Marthews
- first_name: Budiman
full_name: Minasny, Budiman
last_name: Minasny
- first_name: Holger
full_name: Pagel, Holger
last_name: Pagel
- first_name: Martine
full_name: van der Ploeg, Martine
last_name: van der Ploeg
- first_name: Shahab Aldin
full_name: Shojaeezadeh, Shahab Aldin
last_name: Shojaeezadeh
- first_name: Simon Fiil
full_name: Svane, Simon Fiil
last_name: Svane
- first_name: Brigitta
full_name: Szabó, Brigitta
last_name: Szabó
- first_name: Harry
full_name: Vereecken, Harry
last_name: Vereecken
- first_name: Anne
full_name: Verhoef, Anne
last_name: Verhoef
- first_name: Michael
full_name: Young, Michael
last_name: Young
- first_name: Yijian
full_name: Zeng, Yijian
last_name: Zeng
- first_name: Yonggen
full_name: Zhang, Yonggen
last_name: Zhang
- first_name: Sara
full_name: Bonetti, Sara
last_name: Bonetti
citation:
ama: 'Weber TKD, Weihermüller L, Nemes A, et al. Hydro-pedotransfer functions: A
roadmap for future development. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 2024;28(14):3391-3433.
doi:10.5194/hess-28-3391-2024'
apa: 'Weber, T. K. D., Weihermüller, L., Nemes, A., Bechtold, M., Degré, A., Diamantopoulos,
E., … Bonetti, S. (2024). Hydro-pedotransfer functions: A roadmap for future development.
Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. Copernicus Publications. https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-28-3391-2024'
chicago: 'Weber, Tobias Karl David, Lutz Weihermüller, Attila Nemes, Michel Bechtold,
Aurore Degré, Efstathios Diamantopoulos, Simone Fatichi, et al. “Hydro-Pedotransfer
Functions: A Roadmap for Future Development.” Hydrology and Earth System Sciences.
Copernicus Publications, 2024. https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-28-3391-2024.'
ieee: 'T. K. D. Weber et al., “Hydro-pedotransfer functions: A roadmap for
future development,” Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, vol. 28, no.
14. Copernicus Publications, pp. 3391–3433, 2024.'
ista: 'Weber TKD, Weihermüller L, Nemes A, Bechtold M, Degré A, Diamantopoulos E,
Fatichi S, Filipović V, Gupta S, Hohenbrink TL, Hirmas DR, Jackisch C, de Jong
van Lier Q, Koestel J, Lehmann P, Marthews TR, Minasny B, Pagel H, van der Ploeg
M, Shojaeezadeh SA, Svane SF, Szabó B, Vereecken H, Verhoef A, Young M, Zeng Y,
Zhang Y, Bonetti S. 2024. Hydro-pedotransfer functions: A roadmap for future development.
Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 28(14), 3391–3433.'
mla: 'Weber, Tobias Karl David, et al. “Hydro-Pedotransfer Functions: A Roadmap
for Future Development.” Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, vol. 28,
no. 14, Copernicus Publications, 2024, pp. 3391–433, doi:10.5194/hess-28-3391-2024.'
short: T.K.D. Weber, L. Weihermüller, A. Nemes, M. Bechtold, A. Degré, E. Diamantopoulos,
S. Fatichi, V. Filipović, S. Gupta, T.L. Hohenbrink, D.R. Hirmas, C. Jackisch,
Q. de Jong van Lier, J. Koestel, P. Lehmann, T.R. Marthews, B. Minasny, H. Pagel,
M. van der Ploeg, S.A. Shojaeezadeh, S.F. Svane, B. Szabó, H. Vereecken, A. Verhoef,
M. Young, Y. Zeng, Y. Zhang, S. Bonetti, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 28
(2024) 3391–3433.
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date_updated: 2026-07-30T11:43:29Z
day: '29'
ddc:
- '550'
doi: 10.5194/hess-28-3391-2024
extern: '1'
has_accepted_license: '1'
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issue: '14'
language:
- iso: eng
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url: https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-28-3391-2024
month: '07'
oa: 1
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page: 3391-3433
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eissn:
- 1607-7938
issn:
- 1027-5606
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publisher: Copernicus Publications
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scopus_import: '1'
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title: 'Hydro-pedotransfer functions: A roadmap for future development'
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...
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OA_place: publisher
OA_type: hybrid
_id: '22485'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: Allometric scaling relations are widely used to link biological processes
to body size in nature. Several studies have shown that such scaling laws hold
also for natural ecosystems, including individual trees and forests, riverine
metabolism, and river network organization. However, the derivation of scaling
laws for catchment-scale water and carbon fluxes has not been achieved so far.
Here, we focus on scaling relations of catchment green metabolism, defined as
the set of ecohydrological and biogeochemical processes through which vegetation
assemblages in catchments maintain their structure and react to the surrounding
environment. By revising existing plant size–density relationships and integrating
them across large-scale domains, we show that the ecohydrological fluxes occurring
at the catchment scale are invariant with respect to the above-ground vegetation
biomass per unit area of the basin, while they scale linearly with catchment size.
We thus demonstrate that the sublinear scaling of plant metabolism results in
an isometric scaling at catchment and regional scales. Deviations from such predictions
are further shown to collapse onto a common distribution, thus incorporating natural
fluctuations due to resource limitations into a generalized scaling theory. Results
from scaling arguments are supported by hyperresolution ecohydrological simulations
and remote sensing observations.
article_number: e2410736121
article_processing_charge: No
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Francesca
full_name: Bassani, Francesca
last_name: Bassani
- first_name: Simone
full_name: Fatichi, Simone
id: cf8e546b-a9b0-11f0-a43b-aa89ed1b56d6
last_name: Fatichi
- first_name: Andrea
full_name: Rinaldo, Andrea
last_name: Rinaldo
- first_name: Sara
full_name: Bonetti, Sara
last_name: Bonetti
citation:
ama: 'Bassani F, Fatichi S, Rinaldo A, Bonetti S. Toward a metabolic theory of catchments:
Scaling of water and carbon fluxes with size. Proceedings of the National Academy
of Sciences. 2024;121(42). doi:10.1073/pnas.2410736121'
apa: 'Bassani, F., Fatichi, S., Rinaldo, A., & Bonetti, S. (2024). Toward a
metabolic theory of catchments: Scaling of water and carbon fluxes with size.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. National Academy of Sciences.
https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2410736121'
chicago: 'Bassani, Francesca, Simone Fatichi, Andrea Rinaldo, and Sara Bonetti.
“Toward a Metabolic Theory of Catchments: Scaling of Water and Carbon Fluxes with
Size.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. National Academy
of Sciences, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2410736121.'
ieee: 'F. Bassani, S. Fatichi, A. Rinaldo, and S. Bonetti, “Toward a metabolic theory
of catchments: Scaling of water and carbon fluxes with size,” Proceedings of
the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 121, no. 42. National Academy of Sciences,
2024.'
ista: 'Bassani F, Fatichi S, Rinaldo A, Bonetti S. 2024. Toward a metabolic theory
of catchments: Scaling of water and carbon fluxes with size. Proceedings of the
National Academy of Sciences. 121(42), e2410736121.'
mla: 'Bassani, Francesca, et al. “Toward a Metabolic Theory of Catchments: Scaling
of Water and Carbon Fluxes with Size.” Proceedings of the National Academy
of Sciences, vol. 121, no. 42, e2410736121, National Academy of Sciences,
2024, doi:10.1073/pnas.2410736121.'
short: F. Bassani, S. Fatichi, A. Rinaldo, S. Bonetti, Proceedings of the National
Academy of Sciences 121 (2024).
das_tickbox: '1'
date_created: 2026-07-27T12:30:23Z
date_published: 2024-10-09T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2026-07-30T11:27:23Z
day: '09'
ddc:
- '550'
doi: 10.1073/pnas.2410736121
extern: '1'
has_accepted_license: '1'
intvolume: ' 121'
issue: '42'
language:
- iso: eng
main_file_link:
- open_access: '1'
url: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2410736121
month: '10'
oa: 1
oa_version: Published Version
publication: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
publication_identifier:
eissn:
- 1091-6490
issn:
- 0027-8424
publication_status: published
publisher: National Academy of Sciences
quality_controlled: '1'
scopus_import: '1'
status: public
title: 'Toward a metabolic theory of catchments: Scaling of water and carbon fluxes
with size'
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volume: 121
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OA_place: publisher
OA_type: hybrid
_id: '22453'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: As climate change intensifies, cities globally are experiencing more severe
rainfall and frequent pluvial floods. Urban expansion is altering the permeability
of the land, thus increasing the risk of flooding. This study investigates the
impact of urban morphology on pluvial floodwater distribution in 15 urban catchments
across England, UK, to provide an analysis of how urban morphology influences
flood magnitude. Using a cellular automata-based model, pluvial flood simulations
were conducted for catchments characterized by diverse urban morphologies. Then
a series of machine learning models were adopted to reveal the relationships between
the morphological characteristics of urban configurations (e.g., building footprints,
impervious surfaces, street network, topography) and pluvial flooding. These models
were used to identify and quantify the effects of key urban morphological indicators
on pluvial flooding. The results indicate that, although the total area of impervious
surfaces plays the most significant role in floodwater distribution, the edge
density (ED) of building footprints and impervious surfaces also influences this
process. Synthetic experiments with an exemplary urban fabric show that decreasing
“ED of building footprint” and increasing “ED of impervious surface” can mitigate
flood volume by up to 6.3 % at 100 % drainage efficiency and 7.8 % at 50 % efficiency.
The results of this study are anticipated to aid urban planners and policymakers
in developing strategies for implementing flood-resilient cities.
article_number: '176139'
article_processing_charge: No
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Yue
full_name: Zhu, Yue
last_name: Zhu
- first_name: Paolo
full_name: Burlando, Paolo
last_name: Burlando
- first_name: Puay Yok
full_name: Tan, Puay Yok
last_name: Tan
- first_name: Jovan
full_name: Blagojevic, Jovan
last_name: Blagojevic
- first_name: Simone
full_name: Fatichi, Simone
id: cf8e546b-a9b0-11f0-a43b-aa89ed1b56d6
last_name: Fatichi
citation:
ama: 'Zhu Y, Burlando P, Tan PY, Blagojevic J, Fatichi S. Investigating the influence
of urban morphology on pluvial flooding: Insights from urban catchments in England
(UK). Science of The Total Environment. 2024;953. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176139'
apa: 'Zhu, Y., Burlando, P., Tan, P. Y., Blagojevic, J., & Fatichi, S. (2024).
Investigating the influence of urban morphology on pluvial flooding: Insights
from urban catchments in England (UK). Science of The Total Environment.
Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176139'
chicago: 'Zhu, Yue, Paolo Burlando, Puay Yok Tan, Jovan Blagojevic, and Simone Fatichi.
“Investigating the Influence of Urban Morphology on Pluvial Flooding: Insights
from Urban Catchments in England (UK).” Science of The Total Environment.
Elsevier, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176139.'
ieee: 'Y. Zhu, P. Burlando, P. Y. Tan, J. Blagojevic, and S. Fatichi, “Investigating
the influence of urban morphology on pluvial flooding: Insights from urban catchments
in England (UK),” Science of The Total Environment, vol. 953. Elsevier,
2024.'
ista: 'Zhu Y, Burlando P, Tan PY, Blagojevic J, Fatichi S. 2024. Investigating the
influence of urban morphology on pluvial flooding: Insights from urban catchments
in England (UK). Science of The Total Environment. 953, 176139.'
mla: 'Zhu, Yue, et al. “Investigating the Influence of Urban Morphology on Pluvial
Flooding: Insights from Urban Catchments in England (UK).” Science of The Total
Environment, vol. 953, 176139, Elsevier, 2024, doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176139.'
short: Y. Zhu, P. Burlando, P.Y. Tan, J. Blagojevic, S. Fatichi, Science of The
Total Environment 953 (2024).
das_tickbox: '1'
date_created: 2026-07-27T12:30:23Z
date_published: 2024-11-25T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2026-07-30T11:40:38Z
day: '25'
ddc:
- '550'
doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176139
extern: '1'
has_accepted_license: '1'
intvolume: ' 953'
language:
- iso: eng
main_file_link:
- open_access: '1'
url: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176139
month: '11'
oa: 1
oa_version: Published Version
publication: Science of The Total Environment
publication_identifier:
issn:
- 0048-9697
publication_status: published
publisher: Elsevier
quality_controlled: '1'
scopus_import: '1'
status: public
title: 'Investigating the influence of urban morphology on pluvial flooding: Insights
from urban catchments in England (UK)'
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type: journal_article
user_id: 2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
volume: 953
year: '2024'
...
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OA_place: publisher
OA_type: hybrid
PlanS_conform: '1'
_id: '22491'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: AbstractMicrobial carbon use efficiency (CUE)
is an important variable mediating microbial effects on soil organic carbon (SOC)
since it summarizes how much carbon is used for microbial growth or is respired.
Yet, the role of CUE in regulating SOC storage remains debated, with evidence
for both positive and negative SOC‐CUE relations. Here, we use a combination of
measured data around the world and numerical simulations to explore SOC‐CUE relations
accounting for temperature (T) effects on CUE. Results reveal that the sign of
the CUE‐T relation controls the direction of the SOC‐CUE relations. A negative
CUE‐T relation leads to a positive SOC‐CUE relation and vice versa, highlighting
that CUE‐T patterns significantly affect how organic carbon is used by microbes
and hence SOC‐CUE relations. Numerical results also confirm the observed negative
SOC‐T relation, regardless of the CUE‐T patterns, implying that temperature plays
a more dominant role than CUE in controlling SOC storage. The SOC‐CUE relation
is usually negative when temperature effects are isolated, even though it can
become positive when nonlinear microbial turnover is considered. These results
indicate a dominant role of CUE‐T patterns in controlling the SOC‐CUE relation.
Our findings help to better understand SOC and microbial responses to a warming
climate.
article_number: e17492
article_processing_charge: No
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Zhaoyang
full_name: Luo, Zhaoyang
last_name: Luo
- first_name: Jianning
full_name: Ren, Jianning
last_name: Ren
- first_name: Stefano
full_name: Manzoni, Stefano
last_name: Manzoni
- first_name: Simone
full_name: Fatichi, Simone
id: cf8e546b-a9b0-11f0-a43b-aa89ed1b56d6
last_name: Fatichi
citation:
ama: Luo Z, Ren J, Manzoni S, Fatichi S. Temperature controls the relation between
soil organic carbon and microbial carbon use efficiency. Global Change Biology.
2024;30(9). doi:10.1111/gcb.17492
apa: Luo, Z., Ren, J., Manzoni, S., & Fatichi, S. (2024). Temperature controls
the relation between soil organic carbon and microbial carbon use efficiency.
Global Change Biology. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.17492
chicago: Luo, Zhaoyang, Jianning Ren, Stefano Manzoni, and Simone Fatichi. “Temperature
Controls the Relation between Soil Organic Carbon and Microbial Carbon Use Efficiency.”
Global Change Biology. Wiley, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.17492.
ieee: Z. Luo, J. Ren, S. Manzoni, and S. Fatichi, “Temperature controls the relation
between soil organic carbon and microbial carbon use efficiency,” Global Change
Biology, vol. 30, no. 9. Wiley, 2024.
ista: Luo Z, Ren J, Manzoni S, Fatichi S. 2024. Temperature controls the relation
between soil organic carbon and microbial carbon use efficiency. Global Change
Biology. 30(9), e17492.
mla: Luo, Zhaoyang, et al. “Temperature Controls the Relation between Soil Organic
Carbon and Microbial Carbon Use Efficiency.” Global Change Biology, vol.
30, no. 9, e17492, Wiley, 2024, doi:10.1111/gcb.17492.
short: Z. Luo, J. Ren, S. Manzoni, S. Fatichi, Global Change Biology 30 (2024).
das_tickbox: '1'
date_created: 2026-07-27T12:30:23Z
date_published: 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2026-07-30T11:12:07Z
day: '01'
ddc:
- '550'
doi: 10.1111/gcb.17492
extern: '1'
has_accepted_license: '1'
intvolume: ' 30'
issue: '9'
language:
- iso: eng
main_file_link:
- open_access: '1'
url: https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.17492
month: '09'
oa: 1
oa_version: Published Version
publication: Global Change Biology
publication_identifier:
eissn:
- 1365-2486
issn:
- 1354-1013
publication_status: published
publisher: Wiley
quality_controlled: '1'
scopus_import: '1'
status: public
title: Temperature controls the relation between soil organic carbon and microbial
carbon use efficiency
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type: journal_article
user_id: 2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
volume: 30
year: '2024'
...
---
OA_type: closed access
_id: '22487'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: As an important part of global semi-arid grassland, adequately understanding
how eco-hydrological processes in the Temperate Semi-Arid Grassland of China (TSGC)
respond to environmental change over a century-long time scale is of critical
importance to environmental change adaptation and mitigation policy in the semi-arid
region. We investigated the dynamics and driving forces of key eco-hydrological
variables (leaf area index (LAI), gross primary production (GPP), evapotranspiration
(ET), water yield (WY), and water use efficiency (WUE)) of 8 typical locations
within the TSGC during the period 1901–2016, using a well-tested mechanistic eco-hydrological
model, seamlessly integrating land-surface energy balance, hydrological and carbon
cycle, vegetation dynamics, and soil biogeochemistry. Results show that dominated
by the elevated CO2, the annual LAI, GPP, and WUE increased significantly during
1901–2016, indicating that the environmental conditions were conducive to vegetation
growth. Warming conditions were a promoter of vegetation growth in sandy grassland
but a suppressant in typical steppe due to water stress increase. For the same
reason, ET of sandy grassland exhibited a significant increasing trend, in response
to warming, while that of typical steppe had an insignificant decreasing trend,
controlled by the precipitation decline. Warming and the vegetation growth acceleration
due to the elevated CO2 negatively influenced WY, which showed a decreasing trend,
especially in the sandy grassland, suggesting the reduction of available water
resources. Overall, our results revealed that this region, especially sandy grassland,
exhibited an “enhanced vegetation but decreased water yield” trend under environmental
changes occurred in the past century.
article_number: '129235'
article_processing_charge: No
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Xinxin
full_name: Pang, Xinxin
last_name: Pang
- first_name: Simone
full_name: Fatichi, Simone
id: cf8e546b-a9b0-11f0-a43b-aa89ed1b56d6
last_name: Fatichi
- first_name: Huimin
full_name: Lei, Huimin
last_name: Lei
- first_name: Zhentao
full_name: Cong, Zhentao
last_name: Cong
- first_name: Hanbo
full_name: Yang, Hanbo
last_name: Yang
- first_name: Limin
full_name: Duan, Limin
last_name: Duan
citation:
ama: Pang X, Fatichi S, Lei H, Cong Z, Yang H, Duan L. Environmental changes promoted
vegetation growth and reduced water yield over the temperate semi-arid grassland
of China during 1901–2016. Journal of Hydrology. 2023;618. doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2023.129235
apa: Pang, X., Fatichi, S., Lei, H., Cong, Z., Yang, H., & Duan, L. (2023).
Environmental changes promoted vegetation growth and reduced water yield over
the temperate semi-arid grassland of China during 1901–2016. Journal of Hydrology.
Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2023.129235
chicago: Pang, Xinxin, Simone Fatichi, Huimin Lei, Zhentao Cong, Hanbo Yang, and
Limin Duan. “Environmental Changes Promoted Vegetation Growth and Reduced Water
Yield over the Temperate Semi-Arid Grassland of China during 1901–2016.” Journal
of Hydrology. Elsevier, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2023.129235.
ieee: X. Pang, S. Fatichi, H. Lei, Z. Cong, H. Yang, and L. Duan, “Environmental
changes promoted vegetation growth and reduced water yield over the temperate
semi-arid grassland of China during 1901–2016,” Journal of Hydrology, vol.
618. Elsevier, 2023.
ista: Pang X, Fatichi S, Lei H, Cong Z, Yang H, Duan L. 2023. Environmental changes
promoted vegetation growth and reduced water yield over the temperate semi-arid
grassland of China during 1901–2016. Journal of Hydrology. 618, 129235.
mla: Pang, Xinxin, et al. “Environmental Changes Promoted Vegetation Growth and
Reduced Water Yield over the Temperate Semi-Arid Grassland of China during 1901–2016.”
Journal of Hydrology, vol. 618, 129235, Elsevier, 2023, doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2023.129235.
short: X. Pang, S. Fatichi, H. Lei, Z. Cong, H. Yang, L. Duan, Journal of Hydrology
618 (2023).
das_tickbox: '1'
date_created: 2026-07-27T12:30:23Z
date_published: 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2026-07-30T11:01:14Z
day: '01'
doi: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2023.129235
extern: '1'
intvolume: ' 618'
language:
- iso: eng
month: '03'
oa_version: None
publication: Journal of Hydrology
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eissn:
- 1879-2707
issn:
- 0022-1694
publication_status: published
publisher: Elsevier
quality_controlled: '1'
scopus_import: '1'
status: public
title: Environmental changes promoted vegetation growth and reduced water yield over
the temperate semi-arid grassland of China during 1901–2016
type: journal_article
user_id: 2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
volume: 618
year: '2023'
...
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OA_type: closed access
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abstract:
- lang: eng
text: Evapotranspiration (ET) — the distribution and partitioning of which is strongly
mediated by vegetation — is central to the water, energy and carbon cycles. In
this Review, we examine the spatiotemporal patterns of ET changes and their linkages
with vegetation. A multi-decadal and accelerating rise in global ET is apparent
since the 1980s. Diagnostic data sets indicate increases of 0.66 ± 0.38 mm year−2
(mean ± one standard deviation) over 1982–2011 and 1.19 ± 0.31 mm year−2 over
2001–2020. These changes are largely related to vegetation greening (increasing
leaf area index (LAI)), hence large ET increases occur in northern high latitudes
where greening predominates; increased precipitation and enhanced atmospheric
evaporative demand have secondary roles. The impacts of specific drivers of vegetation
change on ET, such as CO2 fertilization, land use change and nitrogen deposition,
are uncertain and difficult to quantify at the global scale but have strong impacts
at local and/or regional scales. Owing to projected increases in LAI, global ET
is expected to continue rising with future anthropogenic warming, although ET
sensitivity to greening is lower than in the present climate. Enhanced model validation
with respect to long-term trends and ET partitioning, improved mechanistic understanding
of key processes and greater data-model fusion techniques are essential for improved
understanding of ET characteristics.
article_processing_charge: No
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Yuting
full_name: Yang, Yuting
last_name: Yang
- first_name: Michael L.
full_name: Roderick, Michael L.
last_name: Roderick
- first_name: Hui
full_name: Guo, Hui
last_name: Guo
- first_name: Diego G.
full_name: Miralles, Diego G.
last_name: Miralles
- first_name: Lu
full_name: Zhang, Lu
last_name: Zhang
- first_name: Simone
full_name: Fatichi, Simone
id: cf8e546b-a9b0-11f0-a43b-aa89ed1b56d6
last_name: Fatichi
- first_name: Xiangzhong
full_name: Luo, Xiangzhong
last_name: Luo
- first_name: Yongqiang
full_name: Zhang, Yongqiang
last_name: Zhang
- first_name: Tim R.
full_name: McVicar, Tim R.
last_name: McVicar
- first_name: Zhuoyi
full_name: Tu, Zhuoyi
last_name: Tu
- first_name: Trevor F.
full_name: Keenan, Trevor F.
last_name: Keenan
- first_name: Joshua B.
full_name: Fisher, Joshua B.
last_name: Fisher
- first_name: Rong
full_name: Gan, Rong
last_name: Gan
- first_name: Xuanze
full_name: Zhang, Xuanze
last_name: Zhang
- first_name: Shilong
full_name: Piao, Shilong
last_name: Piao
- first_name: Baoqing
full_name: Zhang, Baoqing
last_name: Zhang
- first_name: Dawen
full_name: Yang, Dawen
last_name: Yang
citation:
ama: Yang Y, Roderick ML, Guo H, et al. Evapotranspiration on a greening Earth.
Nature Reviews Earth & Environment. 2023;4(9):626-641. doi:10.1038/s43017-023-00464-3
apa: Yang, Y., Roderick, M. L., Guo, H., Miralles, D. G., Zhang, L., Fatichi, S.,
… Yang, D. (2023). Evapotranspiration on a greening Earth. Nature Reviews Earth
& Environment. Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43017-023-00464-3
chicago: Yang, Yuting, Michael L. Roderick, Hui Guo, Diego G. Miralles, Lu Zhang,
Simone Fatichi, Xiangzhong Luo, et al. “Evapotranspiration on a Greening Earth.”
Nature Reviews Earth & Environment. Springer Nature, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43017-023-00464-3.
ieee: Y. Yang et al., “Evapotranspiration on a greening Earth,” Nature
Reviews Earth & Environment, vol. 4, no. 9. Springer Nature, pp. 626–641,
2023.
ista: Yang Y, Roderick ML, Guo H, Miralles DG, Zhang L, Fatichi S, Luo X, Zhang
Y, McVicar TR, Tu Z, Keenan TF, Fisher JB, Gan R, Zhang X, Piao S, Zhang B, Yang
D. 2023. Evapotranspiration on a greening Earth. Nature Reviews Earth & Environment.
4(9), 626–641.
mla: Yang, Yuting, et al. “Evapotranspiration on a Greening Earth.” Nature Reviews
Earth & Environment, vol. 4, no. 9, Springer Nature, 2023, pp. 626–41,
doi:10.1038/s43017-023-00464-3.
short: Y. Yang, M.L. Roderick, H. Guo, D.G. Miralles, L. Zhang, S. Fatichi, X. Luo,
Y. Zhang, T.R. McVicar, Z. Tu, T.F. Keenan, J.B. Fisher, R. Gan, X. Zhang, S.
Piao, B. Zhang, D. Yang, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment 4 (2023) 626–641.
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date_published: 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2026-07-30T11:03:47Z
day: '01'
doi: 10.1038/s43017-023-00464-3
extern: '1'
intvolume: ' 4'
issue: '9'
language:
- iso: eng
month: '09'
oa_version: None
page: 626-641
publication: Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
publication_identifier:
eissn:
- 2662-138X
publication_status: published
publisher: Springer Nature
quality_controlled: '1'
scopus_import: '1'
status: public
title: Evapotranspiration on a greening Earth
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...
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OA_type: hybrid
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abstract:
- lang: eng
text: AbstractA major challenge in assessing the
impacts of climate change on hydrological processes lies in dealing with large
degrees of uncertainty in the future climate projections. Part of the uncertainty
is owed to the intrinsic randomness of climate phenomena, which is considered
irreducible. Additionally, modelling the response of hydrological processes to
the changing climate requires the use of a chain of numerical models, each of
which contributes some degree of uncertainty to the final outputs. As a result,
hydrological projections, despite the progressive increase in the accuracy of
the models along the chain, still display high levels of uncertainty, especially
at small temporal and spatial scales. In this work, we present a framework to
quantify and partition the uncertainty of hydrological processes emerging from
climate models and internal variability, across a broad range of scales. Using
the example of two mountainous catchments in Switzerland, we produced high‐resolution
ensembles of climate and hydrological data using a two‐dimensional weather generator
(AWE‐GEN‐ 2d) and a distributed hydrological model (TOPKAPI‐ETH). We quantified
the uncertainty in hydrological projections towards the end of the century through
the estimation of the values of signal‐to‐noise ratios (STNR). We found small
STNR absolute values (<1) in the projection of annual streamflow for most sub‐catchments
in both study sites that are dominated by the large natural variability of precipitation
(explains ~70% of total uncertainty). Furthermore, we investigated in detail specific
hydrological components that are critical in the model chain. For example, snowmelt
and liquid precipitation exhibit robust change signals, which translates into
high STNR values for streamflow during warm seasons and at higher elevations,
together with a larger contribution of climate model uncertainty. In contrast,
projections of extreme high flows show low STNR values due to large internal climate
variability across all elevations, which limits the potential for narrowing their
estimation uncertainty.
article_number: e14695
article_processing_charge: No
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Jorge Sebastián
full_name: Moraga, Jorge Sebastián
last_name: Moraga
- first_name: Nadav
full_name: Peleg, Nadav
last_name: Peleg
- first_name: Peter
full_name: Molnar, Peter
last_name: Molnar
- first_name: Simone
full_name: Fatichi, Simone
id: cf8e546b-a9b0-11f0-a43b-aa89ed1b56d6
last_name: Fatichi
- first_name: Paolo
full_name: Burlando, Paolo
last_name: Burlando
citation:
ama: 'Moraga JS, Peleg N, Molnar P, Fatichi S, Burlando P. Uncertainty in high‐resolution
hydrological projections: Partitioning the influence of climate models and natural
climate variability. Hydrological Processes. 2022;36(10). doi:10.1002/hyp.14695'
apa: 'Moraga, J. S., Peleg, N., Molnar, P., Fatichi, S., & Burlando, P. (2022).
Uncertainty in high‐resolution hydrological projections: Partitioning the influence
of climate models and natural climate variability. Hydrological Processes.
Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.14695'
chicago: 'Moraga, Jorge Sebastián, Nadav Peleg, Peter Molnar, Simone Fatichi, and
Paolo Burlando. “Uncertainty in High‐resolution Hydrological Projections: Partitioning
the Influence of Climate Models and Natural Climate Variability.” Hydrological
Processes. Wiley, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.14695.'
ieee: 'J. S. Moraga, N. Peleg, P. Molnar, S. Fatichi, and P. Burlando, “Uncertainty
in high‐resolution hydrological projections: Partitioning the influence of climate
models and natural climate variability,” Hydrological Processes, vol. 36,
no. 10. Wiley, 2022.'
ista: 'Moraga JS, Peleg N, Molnar P, Fatichi S, Burlando P. 2022. Uncertainty in
high‐resolution hydrological projections: Partitioning the influence of climate
models and natural climate variability. Hydrological Processes. 36(10), e14695.'
mla: 'Moraga, Jorge Sebastián, et al. “Uncertainty in High‐resolution Hydrological
Projections: Partitioning the Influence of Climate Models and Natural Climate
Variability.” Hydrological Processes, vol. 36, no. 10, e14695, Wiley, 2022,
doi:10.1002/hyp.14695.'
short: J.S. Moraga, N. Peleg, P. Molnar, S. Fatichi, P. Burlando, Hydrological Processes
36 (2022).
das_tickbox: '1'
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date_published: 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2026-07-30T10:39:42Z
day: '01'
ddc:
- '550'
doi: 10.1002/hyp.14695
extern: '1'
has_accepted_license: '1'
intvolume: ' 36'
issue: '10'
language:
- iso: eng
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
main_file_link:
- open_access: '1'
url: https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.14695
month: '10'
oa: 1
oa_version: Published Version
publication: Hydrological Processes
publication_identifier:
eissn:
- 1099-1085
issn:
- 0885-6087
publication_status: published
publisher: Wiley
quality_controlled: '1'
scopus_import: '1'
status: public
title: 'Uncertainty in high‐resolution hydrological projections: Partitioning the
influence of climate models and natural climate variability'
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OA_type: hybrid
_id: '22492'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: Changes in rainfall associated with climate change are expected to affect
the tightly coupled water‐carbon ecosystem dynamics. Here, we study the effects
of altered rainfall at 33 sites in North America, as projected by the high‐resolution/high‐fidelity
(∼4 km, 1 hr) continental‐wide Weather Research Forecasting (WRF) convection‐permitting
model under a high‐emission scenario (RCP 8.5). We make use of a stochastic weather
generator to extend WRF outputs, accounting for natural variability and simultaneously
separate the changes in total rainfall, its seasonality, and its intraseasonal
pattern. We used these rainfall scenarios to study ecosystem responses with the
state‐of‐the‐art Tethys‐Chloris terrestrial biosphere model. Model simulations
suggest that increases in mean annual rainfall dominate ecosystem responses at
dry sites, while wet sites are less sensitive to rainfall changes. Sites of intermediate
wetness face reductions in productivity, due to reduced growing season rainfall
and increased water losses under altered seasonality, which outpace any possible
benefits induced by increases in mean annual totals. Changes in the fine‐scale
temporal structure of rainfall have an insignificant impact on ecosystem productivity
and only alter hydrological dynamics, contradicting expectations based on some
field experiments, which, however, are not tailored to directly quantify climate
change impacts, but rather to understand the mechanisms leading to ecosystem responses.
We further demonstrate how approaches following the “fewer but larger rainfall
events” concept might exacerbate ecosystem responses.
article_number: e2021JG006735
article_processing_charge: No
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Yiannis
full_name: Moustakis, Yiannis
last_name: Moustakis
- first_name: Simone
full_name: Fatichi, Simone
id: cf8e546b-a9b0-11f0-a43b-aa89ed1b56d6
last_name: Fatichi
- first_name: Christian
full_name: Onof, Christian
last_name: Onof
- first_name: Athanasios
full_name: Paschalis, Athanasios
last_name: Paschalis
citation:
ama: 'Moustakis Y, Fatichi S, Onof C, Paschalis A. Insensitivity of ecosystem productivity
to predicted changes in fine‐scale rainfall variability. Journal of Geophysical
Research: Biogeosciences. 2022;127(2). doi:10.1029/2021jg006735'
apa: 'Moustakis, Y., Fatichi, S., Onof, C., & Paschalis, A. (2022). Insensitivity
of ecosystem productivity to predicted changes in fine‐scale rainfall variability.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences. American Geophysical Union.
https://doi.org/10.1029/2021jg006735'
chicago: 'Moustakis, Yiannis, Simone Fatichi, Christian Onof, and Athanasios Paschalis.
“Insensitivity of Ecosystem Productivity to Predicted Changes in Fine‐scale Rainfall
Variability.” Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences. American
Geophysical Union, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021jg006735.'
ieee: 'Y. Moustakis, S. Fatichi, C. Onof, and A. Paschalis, “Insensitivity of ecosystem
productivity to predicted changes in fine‐scale rainfall variability,” Journal
of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, vol. 127, no. 2. American Geophysical
Union, 2022.'
ista: 'Moustakis Y, Fatichi S, Onof C, Paschalis A. 2022. Insensitivity of ecosystem
productivity to predicted changes in fine‐scale rainfall variability. Journal
of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences. 127(2), e2021JG006735.'
mla: 'Moustakis, Yiannis, et al. “Insensitivity of Ecosystem Productivity to Predicted
Changes in Fine‐scale Rainfall Variability.” Journal of Geophysical Research:
Biogeosciences, vol. 127, no. 2, e2021JG006735, American Geophysical Union,
2022, doi:10.1029/2021jg006735.'
short: 'Y. Moustakis, S. Fatichi, C. Onof, A. Paschalis, Journal of Geophysical
Research: Biogeosciences 127 (2022).'
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date_created: 2026-07-27T12:30:23Z
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date_updated: 2026-07-30T09:37:01Z
day: '01'
ddc:
- '550'
doi: 10.1029/2021jg006735
extern: '1'
has_accepted_license: '1'
intvolume: ' 127'
issue: '2'
language:
- iso: eng
main_file_link:
- open_access: '1'
url: https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JG006735
month: '02'
oa: 1
oa_version: Published Version
publication: 'Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences'
publication_identifier:
eissn:
- 2169-8961
issn:
- 2169-8953
publication_status: published
publisher: American Geophysical Union
quality_controlled: '1'
scopus_import: '1'
status: public
title: Insensitivity of ecosystem productivity to predicted changes in fine‐scale
rainfall variability
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---
OA_place: publisher
OA_type: hybrid
_id: '22465'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: A spatially distributed trace metal transport and transformation module was
developed and implemented within the hydrological model TOPKAPI-ETH. The new module
can be used to better understand, at high spatial and temporal resolution, the
transport and reactions of trace metals as they move through a catchment from
upland sources to downstream areas and water bodies. The newly developed module
takes into consideration solid metal in multiple chemical phases with different
reactivity and simulates their mutual transformation over time, which gives the
possibility to analyze the fraction of different solid metal phases present in
the river suspended sediment. The characteristics and potential of the model are
demonstrated by simulating Zinc (Zn) and Cadmium (Cd) dynamics in a headwater
catchment of the Xiang River in South China, which has been highly perturbed by
mining activities. The developed module is shown to reasonably reproduce the observed
dynamics of dissolved and total trace metals flux for 14 months at two monitoring
stations. The distributed solute transport model was proved to be capable of explaining
the reasons underlying the spatial variability of C-Q relationships that are driven
by the combined effect of point and non-point pollution sources, as well as identifying
the spatiotemporal hotspots of trace metal pollution. By means of synthetic numerical
experiments, a limited impact of slow reactions on dissolved Cd transport from
upland to river over short-temporal scales was demonstrated, while for longer
scales, e.g. >5 years, this effect becomes more relevant, highlighting potential
long-lasting sources of trace metal pollution and their impacts.
article_number: '151473'
article_processing_charge: No
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Chunming
full_name: Sui, Chunming
last_name: Sui
- first_name: Simone
full_name: Fatichi, Simone
id: cf8e546b-a9b0-11f0-a43b-aa89ed1b56d6
last_name: Fatichi
- first_name: Paolo
full_name: Burlando, Paolo
last_name: Burlando
- first_name: Enrico
full_name: Weber, Enrico
last_name: Weber
- first_name: Giulia
full_name: Battista, Giulia
last_name: Battista
citation:
ama: 'Sui C, Fatichi S, Burlando P, Weber E, Battista G. Modeling distributed metal
pollution transport in a mine impacted catchment: Short and long-term effects.
Science of The Total Environment. 2022;812. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151473'
apa: 'Sui, C., Fatichi, S., Burlando, P., Weber, E., & Battista, G. (2022).
Modeling distributed metal pollution transport in a mine impacted catchment: Short
and long-term effects. Science of The Total Environment. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151473'
chicago: 'Sui, Chunming, Simone Fatichi, Paolo Burlando, Enrico Weber, and Giulia
Battista. “Modeling Distributed Metal Pollution Transport in a Mine Impacted Catchment:
Short and Long-Term Effects.” Science of The Total Environment. Elsevier,
2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151473.'
ieee: 'C. Sui, S. Fatichi, P. Burlando, E. Weber, and G. Battista, “Modeling distributed
metal pollution transport in a mine impacted catchment: Short and long-term effects,”
Science of The Total Environment, vol. 812. Elsevier, 2022.'
ista: 'Sui C, Fatichi S, Burlando P, Weber E, Battista G. 2022. Modeling distributed
metal pollution transport in a mine impacted catchment: Short and long-term effects.
Science of The Total Environment. 812, 151473.'
mla: 'Sui, Chunming, et al. “Modeling Distributed Metal Pollution Transport in a
Mine Impacted Catchment: Short and Long-Term Effects.” Science of The Total
Environment, vol. 812, 151473, Elsevier, 2022, doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151473.'
short: C. Sui, S. Fatichi, P. Burlando, E. Weber, G. Battista, Science of The Total
Environment 812 (2022).
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date_created: 2026-07-27T12:30:23Z
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- '550'
doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151473
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language:
- iso: eng
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month: '03'
oa: 1
oa_version: Published Version
publication: Science of The Total Environment
publication_identifier:
eissn:
- 1879-1026
issn:
- 0048-9697
publication_status: published
publisher: Elsevier
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title: 'Modeling distributed metal pollution transport in a mine impacted catchment:
Short and long-term effects'
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OA_place: publisher
OA_type: hybrid
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abstract:
- lang: eng
text: Short-duration extreme rainfall events are the main trigger of flash and pluvial
floods in cities. Depending on the local climate zone and urban fabric that affect
meteorological variables such as air temperature, humidity, and aerosol concentration,
the built environment can either intensify or reduce extreme rainfall intensity.
This study examined how urbanization in a large metropolitan area characterized
by open low-rise buildings, affected sub-daily extreme rainfall intensities over
the period between 2000 and 2018. The research was conducted in the metropolitan
region of Phoenix, Arizona, which is supported by a large and dense rain-gauge
network (168 stations). The built area increased by 6% between 2001 and 2016 and
the number of residences by 300,000. Over the study period, sub-daily extreme
rainfall intensities intensified both in the urbanized area and in its rural surroundings
but the intensification trend within the built area was considerably larger (3
times larger). We calculated a negative trend in aerosol concentration (−0.005
AOD y−1) but a positive trend in near-surface air temperature that was considerably
larger in the urban areas (0.15 °C y−1) as compared to the rural counterpart (0.09
°C y−1) for the period between 2005 and 2018. Although built surfaces and open
low-rise buildings contributed to an increase in air temperature, they did not
affect air humidity. Changes in rainfall extremes approximately follow the Clausius–Clapeyron
relation within the urban area with an increase at a rate of 7% °C−1. These results
demonstrate that the warming effect associated with a low-rise urban area can
cause an intensification of sub-daily rainfall extremes that is significantly
larger than in nearby rural areas.
article_number: '101124'
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- first_name: Jamie
full_name: Huang, Jamie
last_name: Huang
- first_name: Simone
full_name: Fatichi, Simone
id: cf8e546b-a9b0-11f0-a43b-aa89ed1b56d6
last_name: Fatichi
- first_name: Giuseppe
full_name: Mascaro, Giuseppe
last_name: Mascaro
- first_name: Gabriele
full_name: Manoli, Gabriele
last_name: Manoli
- first_name: Nadav
full_name: Peleg, Nadav
last_name: Peleg
citation:
ama: Huang J, Fatichi S, Mascaro G, Manoli G, Peleg N. Intensification of sub-daily
rainfall extremes in a low-rise urban area. Urban Climate. 2022;42. doi:10.1016/j.uclim.2022.101124
apa: Huang, J., Fatichi, S., Mascaro, G., Manoli, G., & Peleg, N. (2022). Intensification
of sub-daily rainfall extremes in a low-rise urban area. Urban Climate.
Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2022.101124
chicago: Huang, Jamie, Simone Fatichi, Giuseppe Mascaro, Gabriele Manoli, and Nadav
Peleg. “Intensification of Sub-Daily Rainfall Extremes in a Low-Rise Urban Area.”
Urban Climate. Elsevier, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2022.101124.
ieee: J. Huang, S. Fatichi, G. Mascaro, G. Manoli, and N. Peleg, “Intensification
of sub-daily rainfall extremes in a low-rise urban area,” Urban Climate,
vol. 42. Elsevier, 2022.
ista: Huang J, Fatichi S, Mascaro G, Manoli G, Peleg N. 2022. Intensification of
sub-daily rainfall extremes in a low-rise urban area. Urban Climate. 42, 101124.
mla: Huang, Jamie, et al. “Intensification of Sub-Daily Rainfall Extremes in a Low-Rise
Urban Area.” Urban Climate, vol. 42, 101124, Elsevier, 2022, doi:10.1016/j.uclim.2022.101124.
short: J. Huang, S. Fatichi, G. Mascaro, G. Manoli, N. Peleg, Urban Climate 42 (2022).
das_tickbox: '1'
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ddc:
- '550'
doi: 10.1016/j.uclim.2022.101124
extern: '1'
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language:
- iso: eng
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url: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2022.101124
month: '03'
oa: 1
oa_version: Published Version
publication: Urban Climate
publication_identifier:
eissn:
- 2212-0955
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publisher: Elsevier
quality_controlled: '1'
scopus_import: '1'
status: public
title: Intensification of sub-daily rainfall extremes in a low-rise urban area
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abstract:
- lang: eng
text: The urban heat island effect (UHI) has been widely observed globally, causing
climate, health, and energy impacts in cities. The UHI intensities have been found
to largely depend on background climate and the properties of the urban fabric.
Yet, a complete mechanistic understanding of how UHIs develop at a global scale
is still missing. Using an urban ecohydrological and land-surface model (urban
Tethys-Chloris) in combination with multi-source remote sensing data, we performed
simulations for 49 large urban clusters across the Northern Hemisphere in 2009–2019
and analysed how surface and canopy air UHIs (SUHI and CUHI, respectively) develop
during day and night. Biophysical drivers triggering the development of SUHIs
and CUHIs have similar dependencies on background climate, but with different
magnitudes. In humid regions daytime UHIs can be largely explained by the urban-rural
difference in evapotranspiration, whereas heat convection and conduction are important
in arid areas. Plant irrigation can largely promote daytime urban evapotranspiration
only in arid and semi-arid climates. During night, heat conduction from the urban
fabric to the environment creates large UHIs mostly in warm arid regions. Overall,
this study presents a mechanistic quantification of how UHIs develop worldwide
and proposes viable solutions for sustainable climate-sensitive mitigation strategies.
article_number: '101215'
article_processing_charge: No
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Ziyan
full_name: Zhang, Ziyan
last_name: Zhang
- first_name: Athanasios
full_name: Paschalis, Athanasios
last_name: Paschalis
- first_name: Ana
full_name: Mijic, Ana
last_name: Mijic
- first_name: Naika
full_name: Meili, Naika
last_name: Meili
- first_name: Gabriele
full_name: Manoli, Gabriele
last_name: Manoli
- first_name: Maarten
full_name: van Reeuwijk, Maarten
last_name: van Reeuwijk
- first_name: Simone
full_name: Fatichi, Simone
id: cf8e546b-a9b0-11f0-a43b-aa89ed1b56d6
last_name: Fatichi
citation:
ama: Zhang Z, Paschalis A, Mijic A, et al. A mechanistic assessment of urban heat
island intensities and drivers across climates. Urban Climate. 2022;44.
doi:10.1016/j.uclim.2022.101215
apa: Zhang, Z., Paschalis, A., Mijic, A., Meili, N., Manoli, G., van Reeuwijk, M.,
& Fatichi, S. (2022). A mechanistic assessment of urban heat island intensities
and drivers across climates. Urban Climate. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2022.101215
chicago: Zhang, Ziyan, Athanasios Paschalis, Ana Mijic, Naika Meili, Gabriele Manoli,
Maarten van Reeuwijk, and Simone Fatichi. “A Mechanistic Assessment of Urban Heat
Island Intensities and Drivers across Climates.” Urban Climate. Elsevier,
2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2022.101215.
ieee: Z. Zhang et al., “A mechanistic assessment of urban heat island intensities
and drivers across climates,” Urban Climate, vol. 44. Elsevier, 2022.
ista: Zhang Z, Paschalis A, Mijic A, Meili N, Manoli G, van Reeuwijk M, Fatichi
S. 2022. A mechanistic assessment of urban heat island intensities and drivers
across climates. Urban Climate. 44, 101215.
mla: Zhang, Ziyan, et al. “A Mechanistic Assessment of Urban Heat Island Intensities
and Drivers across Climates.” Urban Climate, vol. 44, 101215, Elsevier,
2022, doi:10.1016/j.uclim.2022.101215.
short: Z. Zhang, A. Paschalis, A. Mijic, N. Meili, G. Manoli, M. van Reeuwijk, S.
Fatichi, Urban Climate 44 (2022).
das_tickbox: '1'
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ddc:
- '550'
doi: 10.1016/j.uclim.2022.101215
extern: '1'
has_accepted_license: '1'
intvolume: ' 44'
language:
- iso: eng
main_file_link:
- open_access: '1'
url: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2022.101215
month: '07'
oa: 1
oa_version: Published Version
publication: Urban Climate
publication_identifier:
eissn:
- 2212-0955
publication_status: published
publisher: Elsevier
quality_controlled: '1'
scopus_import: '1'
status: public
title: A mechanistic assessment of urban heat island intensities and drivers across
climates
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OA_place: publisher
OA_type: free access
_id: '22490'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: Urbanization has caused multiple environmental grand challenges that impair
urban sustainability. Urban vegetation (UV), a mainstream nature-based solution
(NBS), can mitigate urban challenges through providing important ecosystem services
(ESs). However, successful implementation of UV to provide ESs, is impaired due
to insufficient knowledge of its effectiveness under different climatic and socio-economic
conditions. Here, we quantify seven ESs provided by UV across 2,148 cities with
≥250,000 residents. We show that UV makes substantial contributions to outdoor
recreation and stormwater regulation but is less effective in reducing air pollution,
in most cities, regardless of the climatic and socio-economic context. The contributions
of UV to carbon sequestration, coastal protection, shade provision, and land surface
temperature reduction were generally smaller and varied substantially dependent
on city climatic and human development index characteristics. Comprehensive assessments
for urban NBS planning are essential to maximize ES efficacy for urban sustainability
improvements and support human well-being.
article_processing_charge: No
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Daniel R.
full_name: Richards, Daniel R.
last_name: Richards
- first_name: Richard N.
full_name: Belcher, Richard N.
last_name: Belcher
- first_name: L. Roman
full_name: Carrasco, L. Roman
last_name: Carrasco
- first_name: Peter J.
full_name: Edwards, Peter J.
last_name: Edwards
- first_name: Simone
full_name: Fatichi, Simone
id: cf8e546b-a9b0-11f0-a43b-aa89ed1b56d6
last_name: Fatichi
- first_name: Perrine
full_name: Hamel, Perrine
last_name: Hamel
- first_name: Mahyar
full_name: Masoudi, Mahyar
last_name: Masoudi
- first_name: Mark J.
full_name: McDonnell, Mark J.
last_name: McDonnell
- first_name: Nadav
full_name: Peleg, Nadav
last_name: Peleg
- first_name: Margaret C.
full_name: Stanley, Margaret C.
last_name: Stanley
citation:
ama: Richards DR, Belcher RN, Carrasco LR, et al. Global variation in contributions
to human well-being from urban vegetation ecosystem services. One Earth.
2022;5(5):522-533. doi:10.1016/j.oneear.2022.04.006
apa: Richards, D. R., Belcher, R. N., Carrasco, L. R., Edwards, P. J., Fatichi,
S., Hamel, P., … Stanley, M. C. (2022). Global variation in contributions to human
well-being from urban vegetation ecosystem services. One Earth. Elsevier.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2022.04.006
chicago: Richards, Daniel R., Richard N. Belcher, L. Roman Carrasco, Peter J. Edwards,
Simone Fatichi, Perrine Hamel, Mahyar Masoudi, Mark J. McDonnell, Nadav Peleg,
and Margaret C. Stanley. “Global Variation in Contributions to Human Well-Being
from Urban Vegetation Ecosystem Services.” One Earth. Elsevier, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2022.04.006.
ieee: D. R. Richards et al., “Global variation in contributions to human
well-being from urban vegetation ecosystem services,” One Earth, vol. 5,
no. 5. Elsevier, pp. 522–533, 2022.
ista: Richards DR, Belcher RN, Carrasco LR, Edwards PJ, Fatichi S, Hamel P, Masoudi
M, McDonnell MJ, Peleg N, Stanley MC. 2022. Global variation in contributions
to human well-being from urban vegetation ecosystem services. One Earth. 5(5),
522–533.
mla: Richards, Daniel R., et al. “Global Variation in Contributions to Human Well-Being
from Urban Vegetation Ecosystem Services.” One Earth, vol. 5, no. 5, Elsevier,
2022, pp. 522–33, doi:10.1016/j.oneear.2022.04.006.
short: D.R. Richards, R.N. Belcher, L.R. Carrasco, P.J. Edwards, S. Fatichi, P.
Hamel, M. Masoudi, M.J. McDonnell, N. Peleg, M.C. Stanley, One Earth 5 (2022)
522–533.
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date_updated: 2026-07-30T10:36:42Z
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doi: 10.1016/j.oneear.2022.04.006
extern: '1'
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issue: '5'
language:
- iso: eng
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- open_access: '1'
url: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2022.04.006
month: '05'
oa: 1
oa_version: Published Version
page: 522-533
publication: One Earth
publication_identifier:
issn:
- 2590-3322
publication_status: published
publisher: Elsevier
quality_controlled: '1'
scopus_import: '1'
status: public
title: Global variation in contributions to human well-being from urban vegetation
ecosystem services
type: journal_article
user_id: 2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
volume: 5
year: '2022'
...
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DOAJ_listed: '1'
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PlanS_conform: '1'
_id: '22447'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: "Elevated atmospheric CO2 concentration is expected\r\nto increase leaf CO2
assimilation rates, thus promoting plant growth\r\nand increasing leaf area. It
also decreases stomatal conductance, allowing\r\nwater savings, which have been
hypothesized to drive large-scale greening,\r\nin particular in arid and semiarid
climates. However, the increase in leaf\r\narea could reduce the benefits of elevated
CO2 concentration through soil\r\nwater depletion. The net effect of elevated
CO2 on leaf- and\r\ncanopy-level gas exchange remains uncertain. To address this
question, we\r\ncompare the outcomes of a heuristic model based on the Partitioning
of\r\nEquilibrium Transpiration and Assimilation (PETA) hypothesis and three model\r\nvariants
based on stomatal optimization theory. Predicted relative changes in leaf-\r\nand
canopy-level gas exchange rates are used as a metric of plant responses\r\nto
changes in atmospheric CO2 concentration. Both model approaches predict\r\nreductions
in leaf-level transpiration rate due to decreased stomatal\r\nconductance under
elevated CO2, but negligible (PETA) or no\r\n(optimization) changes in canopy-level
transpiration due to the compensatory\r\neffect of increased leaf area. Leaf-
and canopy-level CO2 assimilation\r\nis predicted to increase, with an amplification
of the CO2\r\nfertilization effect at the canopy level due to the enhanced leaf
area. The\r\nexpected increase in vapour pressure deficit (VPD) under warmer conditions
is\r\ngenerally predicted to decrease the sensitivity of gas exchange to\r\natmospheric
CO2 concentration in both models. The consistent\r\npredictions by different models
that canopy-level transpiration varies\r\nlittle under elevated CO2 due to combined
stomatal conductance\r\nreduction and leaf area increase highlight the coordination
of\r\nphysiological and morphological characteristics in vegetation to maximize\r\nresource
use (here water) under altered climatic conditions."
article_processing_charge: No
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Stefano
full_name: Manzoni, Stefano
last_name: Manzoni
- first_name: Simone
full_name: Fatichi, Simone
id: cf8e546b-a9b0-11f0-a43b-aa89ed1b56d6
last_name: Fatichi
- first_name: Xue
full_name: Feng, Xue
last_name: Feng
- first_name: Gabriel G.
full_name: Katul, Gabriel G.
last_name: Katul
- first_name: Danielle
full_name: Way, Danielle
last_name: Way
- first_name: Giulia
full_name: Vico, Giulia
last_name: Vico
citation:
ama: Manzoni S, Fatichi S, Feng X, Katul GG, Way D, Vico G. Consistent responses
of vegetation gas exchange to elevated atmospheric CO2 emerge from heuristic and
optimization models. Biogeosciences. 2022;19(17):4387-4414. doi:10.5194/bg-19-4387-2022
apa: Manzoni, S., Fatichi, S., Feng, X., Katul, G. G., Way, D., & Vico, G. (2022).
Consistent responses of vegetation gas exchange to elevated atmospheric CO2 emerge
from heuristic and optimization models. Biogeosciences. Copernicus Publications.
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-4387-2022
chicago: Manzoni, Stefano, Simone Fatichi, Xue Feng, Gabriel G. Katul, Danielle
Way, and Giulia Vico. “Consistent Responses of Vegetation Gas Exchange to Elevated
Atmospheric CO2 Emerge from Heuristic and Optimization Models.” Biogeosciences.
Copernicus Publications, 2022. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-4387-2022.
ieee: S. Manzoni, S. Fatichi, X. Feng, G. G. Katul, D. Way, and G. Vico, “Consistent
responses of vegetation gas exchange to elevated atmospheric CO2 emerge from heuristic
and optimization models,” Biogeosciences, vol. 19, no. 17. Copernicus Publications,
pp. 4387–4414, 2022.
ista: Manzoni S, Fatichi S, Feng X, Katul GG, Way D, Vico G. 2022. Consistent responses
of vegetation gas exchange to elevated atmospheric CO2 emerge from heuristic and
optimization models. Biogeosciences. 19(17), 4387–4414.
mla: Manzoni, Stefano, et al. “Consistent Responses of Vegetation Gas Exchange to
Elevated Atmospheric CO2 Emerge from Heuristic and Optimization Models.” Biogeosciences,
vol. 19, no. 17, Copernicus Publications, 2022, pp. 4387–414, doi:10.5194/bg-19-4387-2022.
short: S. Manzoni, S. Fatichi, X. Feng, G.G. Katul, D. Way, G. Vico, Biogeosciences
19 (2022) 4387–4414.
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date_published: 2022-09-14T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2026-07-30T10:58:52Z
day: '14'
doi: 10.5194/bg-19-4387-2022
extern: '1'
intvolume: ' 19'
issue: '17'
language:
- iso: eng
main_file_link:
- open_access: '1'
url: https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-4387-2022
month: '09'
oa: 1
oa_version: Published Version
page: 4387-4414
publication: Biogeosciences
publication_identifier:
issn:
- 1726-4189
publication_status: published
publisher: Copernicus Publications
quality_controlled: '1'
scopus_import: '1'
status: public
title: Consistent responses of vegetation gas exchange to elevated atmospheric CO2
emerge from heuristic and optimization models
type: journal_article
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year: '2022'
...
---
OA_place: publisher
OA_type: hybrid
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abstract:
- lang: eng
text: "Increasing urban tree cover is an often proposed mitigation strategy against
urban heat as trees are expected to cool cities through evapotranspiration and
shade provision. However, trees also modify wind flow and urban aerodynamic roughness,
which can potentially limit heat dissipation. Existing studies show a varying
cooling potential of urban trees in different climates and times of the day. These
differences are so far not systematically explained as partitioning the individual
tree effects is challenging and impossible through observations alone. Here, we
conduct numerical experiments removing and adding radiation, evapotranspiration,
and aerodynamic roughness effects caused by urban trees using a mechanistic urban
ecohydrological model. Simulations are presented for four cities in different
climates (Phoenix, Singapore, Melbourne, Zurich) considering the seasonal and
diurnal cycles of air and surface temperatures.\r\nResults show that evapotranspiration
of well-watered trees alone can decrease local 2 m air temperature at maximum
by 3.1– 5.8 °C in the four climates during summer. Further cooling is prevented
by stomatal closure at peak temperatures as high vapour pressure deficits limit
transpiration. While shading reduces surface temperatures, the interaction of
a non-transpiring tree with radiation can increase 2 m air temperature by up to
1.6 – 2.1 °C in certain hours of the day at local scale, thus partially counteracting
the evapotranspirative cooling effect. Furthermore, in the analysed scenarios,
which do not account for tree wind blockage effects, trees lead to a decrease
in urban roughness, which inhibits turbulent energy exchange and increases air
temperature during daytime. At night, single tree effects are variable likely
due to differences in atmospheric stability within the urban canyon. These results
explain reported diurnal, seasonal and climatic differences in the cooling effects
of urban trees, and can guide future field campaigns, planning strategies, and
species selection aimed at improving local microclimate using urban greenery."
article_number: '126970'
article_processing_charge: Yes (in subscription journal)
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Naika
full_name: Meili, Naika
last_name: Meili
- first_name: Gabriele
full_name: Manoli, Gabriele
last_name: Manoli
- first_name: Paolo
full_name: Burlando, Paolo
last_name: Burlando
- first_name: Jan
full_name: Carmeliet, Jan
last_name: Carmeliet
- first_name: Winston T.L.
full_name: Chow, Winston T.L.
last_name: Chow
- first_name: Andrew M.
full_name: Coutts, Andrew M.
last_name: Coutts
- first_name: Matthias
full_name: Roth, Matthias
last_name: Roth
- first_name: Erik
full_name: Velasco, Erik
last_name: Velasco
- first_name: Enrique R.
full_name: Vivoni, Enrique R.
last_name: Vivoni
- first_name: Simone
full_name: Fatichi, Simone
id: cf8e546b-a9b0-11f0-a43b-aa89ed1b56d6
last_name: Fatichi
citation:
ama: 'Meili N, Manoli G, Burlando P, et al. Tree effects on urban microclimate:
Diurnal, seasonal, and climatic temperature differences explained by separating
radiation, evapotranspiration, and roughness effects. Urban Forestry &
Urban Greening. 2021;58(3). doi:10.1016/j.ufug.2020.126970'
apa: 'Meili, N., Manoli, G., Burlando, P., Carmeliet, J., Chow, W. T. L., Coutts,
A. M., … Fatichi, S. (2021). Tree effects on urban microclimate: Diurnal, seasonal,
and climatic temperature differences explained by separating radiation, evapotranspiration,
and roughness effects. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2020.126970'
chicago: 'Meili, Naika, Gabriele Manoli, Paolo Burlando, Jan Carmeliet, Winston
T.L. Chow, Andrew M. Coutts, Matthias Roth, Erik Velasco, Enrique R. Vivoni, and
Simone Fatichi. “Tree Effects on Urban Microclimate: Diurnal, Seasonal, and Climatic
Temperature Differences Explained by Separating Radiation, Evapotranspiration,
and Roughness Effects.” Urban Forestry & Urban Greening. Elsevier,
2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2020.126970.'
ieee: 'N. Meili et al., “Tree effects on urban microclimate: Diurnal, seasonal,
and climatic temperature differences explained by separating radiation, evapotranspiration,
and roughness effects,” Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, vol. 58, no.
3. Elsevier, 2021.'
ista: 'Meili N, Manoli G, Burlando P, Carmeliet J, Chow WTL, Coutts AM, Roth M,
Velasco E, Vivoni ER, Fatichi S. 2021. Tree effects on urban microclimate: Diurnal,
seasonal, and climatic temperature differences explained by separating radiation,
evapotranspiration, and roughness effects. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening.
58(3), 126970.'
mla: 'Meili, Naika, et al. “Tree Effects on Urban Microclimate: Diurnal, Seasonal,
and Climatic Temperature Differences Explained by Separating Radiation, Evapotranspiration,
and Roughness Effects.” Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, vol. 58, no.
3, 126970, Elsevier, 2021, doi:10.1016/j.ufug.2020.126970.'
short: N. Meili, G. Manoli, P. Burlando, J. Carmeliet, W.T.L. Chow, A.M. Coutts,
M. Roth, E. Velasco, E.R. Vivoni, S. Fatichi, Urban Forestry & Urban Greening
58 (2021).
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date_created: 2026-07-27T12:30:23Z
date_published: 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2026-07-30T08:40:12Z
day: '01'
ddc:
- '550'
doi: 10.1016/j.ufug.2020.126970
extern: '1'
has_accepted_license: '1'
intvolume: ' 58'
issue: '3'
language:
- iso: eng
main_file_link:
- open_access: '1'
url: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2020.126970
month: '03'
oa: 1
oa_version: Published Version
publication: Urban Forestry & Urban Greening
publication_identifier:
eissn:
- 1610-8167
issn:
- 1618-8667
publication_status: published
publisher: Elsevier
quality_controlled: '1'
scopus_import: '1'
status: public
title: 'Tree effects on urban microclimate: Diurnal, seasonal, and climatic temperature
differences explained by separating radiation, evapotranspiration, and roughness
effects'
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user_id: 2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
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year: '2021'
...
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OA_place: publisher
OA_type: hybrid
_id: '22474'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: In light of globally increasing temperatures, accentuated in cities by the
urban heat island effect, urban planners and designers are looking for new, quantitative
methods to assess the performance of their designs in terms of ecosystem services
provided by vegetation. Among these ecosystem services, improved microclimate
conditions are particularly important for human thermal comfort and health. In
this study, an urban scene in the tropical city of Singapore is numerically investigated
with a fully-integrated, three-dimensional urban microclimate model implemented
in OpenFOAM. Mass and heat transport in air and storage effect in the urban environment
are coupled so that the daily turbulent transport in air using steady Reynolds-averaged
Navier-Stokes (RANS) can be solved iteratively with the unsteady heat and moisture
transfer from urban surfaces. Vegetation is modeled as a porous medium for the
flow of moist air and a leaf energy balance model is used to determine the heat
fluxes and transpiration at leaf surfaces. The analysis shows the influence of
an urban park upon air temperatures and thermal comfort. Cooling intensity of
1 °C is observed downwind of the park within a region of 27 m for an incoming
wind speed of 2.3 m s−1, which reduces to 0.6 °C at a distance of 117 m from the
park. The Universal Thermal Comfort Index (UTCI) shows a reduction in thermal
stress in and around the park. The approach presented here can provide specific
guidelines for urban planners and frame expectations on magnitude and spatial
extent of local microclimate modifications generated by an urban park in a tropical
city.
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- first_name: Jan
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- first_name: Peter
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ama: Mughal MO, Kubilay A, Fatichi S, et al. Detailed investigation of vegetation
effects on microclimate by means of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) in a tropical
urban environment. Urban Climate. 2021;39. doi:10.1016/j.uclim.2021.100939
apa: Mughal, M. O., Kubilay, A., Fatichi, S., Meili, N., Carmeliet, J., Edwards,
P., & Burlando, P. (2021). Detailed investigation of vegetation effects on
microclimate by means of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) in a tropical urban
environment. Urban Climate. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2021.100939
chicago: Mughal, Muhammad Omer, Aytac Kubilay, Simone Fatichi, Naika Meili, Jan
Carmeliet, Peter Edwards, and Paolo Burlando. “Detailed Investigation of Vegetation
Effects on Microclimate by Means of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) in a Tropical
Urban Environment.” Urban Climate. Elsevier, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2021.100939.
ieee: M. O. Mughal et al., “Detailed investigation of vegetation effects
on microclimate by means of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) in a tropical urban
environment,” Urban Climate, vol. 39. Elsevier, 2021.
ista: Mughal MO, Kubilay A, Fatichi S, Meili N, Carmeliet J, Edwards P, Burlando
P. 2021. Detailed investigation of vegetation effects on microclimate by means
of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) in a tropical urban environment. Urban Climate.
39, 100939.
mla: Mughal, Muhammad Omer, et al. “Detailed Investigation of Vegetation Effects
on Microclimate by Means of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) in a Tropical Urban
Environment.” Urban Climate, vol. 39, 100939, Elsevier, 2021, doi:10.1016/j.uclim.2021.100939.
short: M.O. Mughal, A. Kubilay, S. Fatichi, N. Meili, J. Carmeliet, P. Edwards,
P. Burlando, Urban Climate 39 (2021).
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