Diminishing seasonality of subtropical water availability in a warmer world dominated by soil moisture–atmosphere feedbacks

Sha Zhou; A. Park Williams; Benjamin R. Lintner; Kirsten L. Findell; Trevor F. Keenan; Yao Zhang; Pierre Gentine

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-33473-9

Nature Communications (Sep 2022)

Diminishing seasonality of subtropical water availability in a warmer world dominated by soil moisture–atmosphere feedbacks

Sha Zhou,
A. Park Williams,
Benjamin R. Lintner,
Kirsten L. Findell,
Trevor F. Keenan,
Yao Zhang,
Pierre Gentine

Affiliations

Sha Zhou: State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University
A. Park Williams: Department of Geography, University of California
Benjamin R. Lintner: Department of Environmental Sciences, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Kirsten L. Findell: Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Trevor F. Keenan: Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of California
Yao Zhang: Sino–French Institute for Earth System Science, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University
Pierre Gentine: Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering, Columbia University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33473-9
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Here, the authors find increased dry–season and decreased wet–season water availability over subtropical regions and the Amazon. This is caused by seasonally varying soil moisture–atmosphere feedbacks under global warming.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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