Water scarcity contributes to the poverty of around one-third of the world's people. Despite
many benefits, tree planting in dry regions is often discouraged by concerns that trees …

Urban trees are getting increasing attention as a tool to mitigate urban heat island effects. A
more functional and quantitative view of transpirational and shading effect, particularly the …

Continuous observation over the last decade has revealed evidence of abrupt land surface
moistening as well as rapid soil warming within the active layer and upper part of permafrost …

Understanding radial and azimuthal variation, and tree-to-tree variation, in sap flux density
(F d) as sources of uncertainty is important for estimating transpiration using sap flow …

The semi‐arid region of the Loess Plateau in China is characterized by its fragile
ecosystems. Soil erosion and water shortage are major factors influencing the ecology and …

In the semi‐arid Loess Plateau of China, black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) was widely
planted for soil conservation and afforestation purposes during the past three decades …

Evapotranspiration is an essential process of ecosystem water consumption and is
controlled by meteorological factors and soil water conditions. In this study …

Abstract Mongolian Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica) is one of the main
afforestation tree species in the Three North shelterbelt project in China, and an accurate …

The insertion of thermal dissipation (TD) sensors on tree stems for sap flux density (SFD)
measurements can lead to SFD underestimations due to a wound formation close to the drill …

Evapotranspiration is one of the most important fluxes of the water budget in semi-arid
areas. The estimation of actual crop transpiration is a major issue in those regions due to its …