[HTML][HTML] State of wildfires 2023–2024

MW Jones, DI Kelley, CA Burton… - Earth System …, 2024 - essd.copernicus.org
Climate change contributes to the increased frequency and intensity of wildfires globally,
with significant impacts on society and the environment. However, our understanding of the …

A daily and 500 m coupled evapotranspiration and gross primary production product across China during 2000–2020

S He, Y Zhang, N Ma, J Tian, D Kong… - Earth System Science …, 2022 - essd.copernicus.org
Accurate high-resolution actual evapotranspiration (ET) and gross primary production (GPP)
information is essential for understanding the large-scale water and carbon dynamics …

Thirty-eight years of CO2 fertilization have outpaced growing aridity to drive greening of Australian woody ecosystems

SW Rifai, MG De Kauwe, AM Ukkola… - Biogeosciences …, 2021 - bg.copernicus.org
Climate change is projected to increase the imbalance between the supply (precipitation)
and atmospheric demand for water (ie, increased potential evapotranspiration), stressing …

Critical importance of tree and non‐tree vegetation for African precipitation

SA Te Wierik, J Keune, DG Miralles… - Geophysical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Vegetation is a major contributor of terrestrial evaporation and influences subsequent
precipitation over land. Studies suggest that forests are crucial for moisture recycling …

The relationship between central Indian terrestrial vegetation and monsoon rainfall distributions in different hydroclimatic extreme years using time-series satellite data

B Singh, C Jeganathan, VS Rathore… - Theoretical and Applied …, 2024 - Springer
The study explored the dependence of the spatio-temporal pattern of rainfall and its
variability on the spatial distribution of forests in the central Indian landscape, which covers …

A parametric approach for global estimation of forest above-ground biomass with SMOS and SMAP L-band radiometer data

O Cartus, M Santoro, C Jimenez, C Prigent… - Remote Sensing of …, 2025 - Elsevier
L-band radiometer data collected by the Soil Moisture Ocean Salinity (SMOS) and Soil
Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) missions have shown potential for mapping the spatial …

Fire, environmental and anthropogenic controls on pantropical tree cover

DI Kelley, F Gerard, N Dong, C Burton… - … Earth & Environment, 2024 - nature.com
Explaining tropical tree cover distribution in areas of intermediate rainfall is challenging, with
fire's role in limiting tree cover particularly controversial. We use a novel Bayesian approach …

Dynamic savanna burning emission factors based on satellite data using a machine learning approach

R Vernooij, T Eames, J Russell-Smith… - Earth System …, 2023 - esd.copernicus.org
Landscape fires, predominantly found in the frequently burning global savannas, are a
substantial source of greenhouse gases and aerosols. The impact of these fires on …

Large contribution of woody plant expansion to recent vegetative greening of the Northern Great Plains

B Currey, DB McWethy, NR Fox… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Extensive portions of high‐latitude grasslands worldwide have recently experienced
increased vegetative productivity (ie, greening) and have undergone a rapid transition …

[HTML][HTML] Satellite-based woody canopy cover for Africa: Uncovering bias and recovering best estimates across years

N Kahiu, J Anchang, L Prihodko, Q Yu… - Science of Remote …, 2024 - Elsevier
Woody plants in both forested and non-forested areas are vital for carbon storage, climate
change mitigation, biodiversity conservation, and provision of ecosystem services. Accurate …