Multifaceted characteristics of dryland aridity changes in a warming world

X Lian, S Piao, A Chen, C Huntingford, B Fu… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2021 - nature.com
Drylands are an essential component of the Earth System and are among the most
vulnerable to climate change. In this Review, we synthesize observational and modelling …

Mechanochemical preparation of single atom catalysts for versatile catalytic applications: A perspective review

Y Hu, B Li, C Yu, H Fang, Z Li - Materials Today, 2023 - Elsevier
A mechanochemical ball milling process will spontaneously generate strong shear force and
a high local temperature, which will reconstruct the chemical bonds of materials and …

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Global carbon and other biogeochemical cycles and feedbacks

JG Canadell, PMS Monteiro, MH Costa… - Climate change 2021 …, 2023 - cambridge.org
It is unequivocal that the increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4)
and nitrous oxide (N2O) since the pre-industrial period are caused by human activities. The …

Weather and climate extreme events in a changing climate

SI Seneviratne, X Zhang, M Adnan, W Badi… - 2021 - centaur.reading.ac.uk
Caption: Table A. 11. 2. Synthesis table summarising assessments presented in Tables 11.4-
11.21 for hot extremes (HOT EXT.), heavy precipitation (HEAVY PRECIP.), agriculture and …

Disentangling the effects of vapor pressure deficit on northern terrestrial vegetation productivity

Z Zhong, B He, YP Wang, HW Chen, D Chen, YH Fu… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
The impact of atmospheric vapor pressure deficit (VPD) on plant photosynthesis has long
been acknowledged, but large interactions with air temperature (T) and soil moisture (SM) …

Atmospheric dryness reduces photosynthesis along a large range of soil water deficits

Z Fu, P Ciais, IC Prentice, P Gentine… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Both low soil water content (SWC) and high atmospheric dryness (vapor pressure deficit,
VPD) can negatively affect terrestrial gross primary production (GPP). The sensitivity of GPP …

Increased drought effects on the phenology of autumn leaf senescence

C Wu, J Peng, P Ciais, J Peñuelas, H Wang… - Nature Climate …, 2022 - nature.com
Global warming delays the autumn date of foliar senescence (DFS) in recent decades, with
positive implications for growing season length and therefore global carbon storage …

Accelerating flash droughts induced by the joint influence of soil moisture depletion and atmospheric aridity

Y Qing, S Wang, BC Ancell, ZL Yang - Nature communications, 2022 - nature.com
The emergence of flash drought has attracted widespread attention due to its rapid onset.
However, little is known about the recent evolution of flash droughts in terms of the speed of …

Mechanically‐Compliant Bioelectronic Interfaces through Fatigue‐Resistant Conducting Polymer Hydrogel Coating

Y Xue, X Chen, F Wang, J Lin, J Liu - Advanced Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Because of their distinct electrochemical and mechanical properties, conducting polymer
hydrogels have been widely exploited as soft, wet, and conducting coatings for conventional …

Soil moisture determines the recovery time of ecosystems from drought

Y Yao, Y Liu, S Zhou, J Song, B Fu - Global Change Biology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Recovery time, the time it takes for ecosystems to return to normal states after experiencing
droughts, is critical for assessing the response of ecosystems to droughts; however, the …