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- lang: eng
  text: Plant stomata couple the energy, water, and carbon cycles. We use the framework
    of Regional Climate Modeling to simulate the 2003 European heat wave and assess
    how higher levels of surface CO2 may affect such an extreme event through land-atmosphere
    interactions. Increased CO2 modifies the seasonality of the water cycle through
    stomatal regulation and increased leaf area. As a result, the water saved during
    the growing season through higher water use efficiency mitigates summer dryness
    and the heat wave impact. Land-atmosphere interactions and CO2 fertilization together
    synergistically contribute to increased summer transpiration. This, in turn, alters
    the surface energy budget and decreases sensible heat flux, mitigating air temperature
    rise. Accurate representation of the response to higher CO2 levels and of the
    coupling between the carbon and water cycles is therefore critical to forecasting
    seasonal climate, water cycle dynamics, and to enhance the accuracy of extreme
    event prediction under future climate.
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author:
- first_name: Léo
  full_name: Lemordant, Léo
  last_name: Lemordant
- first_name: Pierre
  full_name: Gentine, Pierre
  last_name: Gentine
- first_name: Marc
  full_name: Stéfanon, Marc
  last_name: Stéfanon
- first_name: Philippe
  full_name: Drobinski, Philippe
  last_name: Drobinski
- first_name: Simone
  full_name: Fatichi, Simone
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  last_name: Fatichi
citation:
  ama: 'Lemordant L, Gentine P, Stéfanon M, Drobinski P, Fatichi S. Modification of
    land-atmosphere interactions by CO2 effects: Implications for summer dryness and
    heat wave amplitude. <i>Geophysical Research Letters</i>. 2016;43(19):10,240-10,248.
    doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/2016gl069896">10.1002/2016gl069896</a>'
  apa: 'Lemordant, L., Gentine, P., Stéfanon, M., Drobinski, P., &#38; Fatichi, S.
    (2016). Modification of land-atmosphere interactions by CO2 effects: Implications
    for summer dryness and heat wave amplitude. <i>Geophysical Research Letters</i>.
    American Geophysical Union. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/2016gl069896">https://doi.org/10.1002/2016gl069896</a>'
  chicago: 'Lemordant, Léo, Pierre Gentine, Marc Stéfanon, Philippe Drobinski, and
    Simone Fatichi. “Modification of Land-Atmosphere Interactions by CO2 Effects:
    Implications for Summer Dryness and Heat Wave Amplitude.” <i>Geophysical Research
    Letters</i>. American Geophysical Union, 2016. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/2016gl069896">https://doi.org/10.1002/2016gl069896</a>.'
  ieee: 'L. Lemordant, P. Gentine, M. Stéfanon, P. Drobinski, and S. Fatichi, “Modification
    of land-atmosphere interactions by CO2 effects: Implications for summer dryness
    and heat wave amplitude,” <i>Geophysical Research Letters</i>, vol. 43, no. 19.
    American Geophysical Union, p. 10,240-10,248, 2016.'
  ista: 'Lemordant L, Gentine P, Stéfanon M, Drobinski P, Fatichi S. 2016. Modification
    of land-atmosphere interactions by CO2 effects: Implications for summer dryness
    and heat wave amplitude. Geophysical Research Letters. 43(19), 10,240-10,248.'
  mla: 'Lemordant, Léo, et al. “Modification of Land-Atmosphere Interactions by CO2
    Effects: Implications for Summer Dryness and Heat Wave Amplitude.” <i>Geophysical
    Research Letters</i>, vol. 43, no. 19, American Geophysical Union, 2016, p. 10,240-10,248,
    doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/2016gl069896">10.1002/2016gl069896</a>.'
  short: L. Lemordant, P. Gentine, M. Stéfanon, P. Drobinski, S. Fatichi, Geophysical
    Research Letters 43 (2016) 10,240-10,248.
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date_created: 2026-07-27T12:30:23Z
date_published: 2016-10-16T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2026-08-12T13:28:33Z
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doi: 10.1002/2016gl069896
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  url: https://doi.org/10.1002/2016GL069896
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page: 10,240-10,248
publication: Geophysical Research Letters
publication_identifier:
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  - 1944-8007
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  - 0094-8276
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publisher: American Geophysical Union
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title: 'Modification of land-atmosphere interactions by CO2 effects: Implications
  for summer dryness and heat wave amplitude'
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