A brief review of random forests for water scientists and practitioners and their recent history in water resources
Random forests (RF) is a supervised machine learning algorithm, which has recently started
to gain prominence in water resources applications. However, existing applications are …
to gain prominence in water resources applications. However, existing applications are …
The three major axes of terrestrial ecosystem function
The leaf economics spectrum, and the global spectrum of plant forms and functions revealed
fundamental axes of variation in plant traits, which represent different ecological strategies …
fundamental axes of variation in plant traits, which represent different ecological strategies …
Widespread and complex drought effects on vegetation physiology inferred from space
The response of vegetation physiology to drought at large spatial scales is poorly
understood due to a lack of direct observations. Here, we study vegetation drought …
understood due to a lack of direct observations. Here, we study vegetation drought …
Ecosystem transpiration and evaporation: Insights from three water flux partitioning methods across FLUXNET sites
We apply and compare three widely applicable methods for estimating ecosystem
transpiration (T) from eddy covariance (EC) data across 251 FLUXNET sites globally. All …
transpiration (T) from eddy covariance (EC) data across 251 FLUXNET sites globally. All …
Reviews and syntheses: Turning the challenges of partitioning ecosystem evaporation and transpiration into opportunities
Evaporation (E) and transpiration (T) respond differently to ongoing changes in climate,
atmospheric composition, and land use. It is difficult to partition ecosystem-scale …
atmospheric composition, and land use. It is difficult to partition ecosystem-scale …
Remote sensing of ecosystem water use efficiency: a review of direct and indirect estimation methods
Water use efficiency (WUE) is a key index for understanding the ecosystem of carbon–water
coupling. The undistinguishable carbon–water coupling mechanism and uncertainties of …
coupling. The undistinguishable carbon–water coupling mechanism and uncertainties of …
X-BASE: the first terrestrial carbon and water flux products from an extended data-driven scaling framework, FLUXCOM-X
Mapping in situ eddy covariance measurements of terrestrial land–atmosphere fluxes to the
globe is a key method for diagnosing the Earth system from a data-driven perspective. We …
globe is a key method for diagnosing the Earth system from a data-driven perspective. We …
Effects of soil water content on forest ecosystem water use efficiency through changes in transpiration/evapotranspiration ratio
Ecosystem water use efficiency (WUE), defined as the ratio of gross primary production
(GPP) over evapotranspiration (ET), is a crucial variable that describes the tradeoff between …
(GPP) over evapotranspiration (ET), is a crucial variable that describes the tradeoff between …
Decoupling between ecosystem photosynthesis and transpiration: a last resort against overheating
C Krich, MD Mahecha, M Migliavacca… - Environmental …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Ecosystems are projected to face extreme high temperatures more frequently in the near
future. Various biotic coping strategies exist to prevent heat stress. Controlled experiments …
future. Various biotic coping strategies exist to prevent heat stress. Controlled experiments …
Water availability impacts on evapotranspiration partitioning
Knowing how evapotranspiration (ET) is mediated by abiotic and biotic pathways is
essential to understanding how water affects ecosystem productivity. Recent studies have …
essential to understanding how water affects ecosystem productivity. Recent studies have …