This review surveys the basic theories, observational methods, satellite algorithms, and land
surface models for terrestrial evapotranspiration, E (or λE, ie, latent heat flux), including a …

This paper explores the many aspects of precipitation measurement that are relevant to
providing an accurate global assessment of this important environmental parameter …

We present new global maps of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification at an
unprecedented 1-km resolution for the present-day (1980–2016) and for projected future …

In 1989, the need for reliable gridded land surface precipitation data sets, in view of the
large uncertainties in the assessment of the global energy and water cycle, has led to the …

The availability of highly accessible and reliable monthly gridded data sets of global land-
surface precipitation is a need that was already identified in the mid-1980s when there was …

Feedbacks between land carbon pools and climate provide one of the largest sources of
uncertainty in our predictions of global climate,. Estimates of the sensitivity of the terrestrial …

Glacier mass loss is recognized as a major contributor to current sea level rise. However,
large uncertainties remain in projections of glacier mass loss on global and regional scales …

Historically, during periods of extreme drought, food security in the drylands of the semiarid
region of Northeast Brazil (NEB) is under severe risk due to agricultural collapse. The …

The most frequently used climate classification map is that of Wladimir Köppen, presented in
its latest version 1961 by Rudolf Geiger. A huge number of climate studies and subsequent …

A large component of present-day sea-level rise is due to the melt of glaciers other than the
ice sheets. Recent projections of their contribution to global sea-level rise for the twenty-first …