Network motifs shape distinct functioning of Earth’s moisture recycling hubs

Nico Wunderling; Frederik Wolf; Obbe A. Tuinenburg; Arie Staal

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-34229-1

Nature Communications (Nov 2022)

Network motifs shape distinct functioning of Earth’s moisture recycling hubs

Nico Wunderling,
Frederik Wolf,
Obbe A. Tuinenburg,
Arie Staal

Affiliations

Nico Wunderling: Earth System Analysis and Complexity Science, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact, Research (PIK), Member of the Leibniz Association
Frederik Wolf: Earth System Analysis and Complexity Science, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact, Research (PIK), Member of the Leibniz Association
Obbe A. Tuinenburg: Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University
Arie Staal: Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34229-1
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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By using network motifs, a new view of the global hydrological cycle is offered. With them, it is revealed that the Amazon rainforest is a one-of-a-kind moisture recycling hub, which shows that the ecosystem may be subject to increased vulnerability

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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