Abstract China's Loess Plateau is the largest loess deposit in the world in terms of both
depth and area. Water storage in soils of the Plateau has direct impacts on food security …

Abstract Critical Zone Observatories (CZOs) have been established initially in natural
environments to monitor CZ processes. A new generation of CZOs has been extended to …

Soil moisture (SM) plays a significant role in water, energy, and carbon cycles, and is a key
variable related to multiple sustainable development goals. The frequent occurrence of …

Abstract Deep soil moisture (DSM)(> 100 cm) in water-limited regions usually functions as a
soil reservoir and plays a vital role in plant productivity and ecosystem sustainability …

As one of the largest revegetation projects in China, the Grain for Green Project has
dramatically increased vegetation greenness (greening) on the Loess Plateau. Large-scale …

Deep-rooted fruit trees mine more water from deep soils than their shallow-rooted
counterparts. Understanding how deep soil water (DSW) is replenished and subsequently …

Vegetation restoration may increase the soil organic carbon stock (SOCS) but decrease the
soil water storage (SWS) of terrestrial ecosystems in arid and semiarid regions. To …

Revegetation-induced water deficits in the deep soil (> 100 cm) on the arid and semiarid
Loess Plateau threaten the sustainability of its ecosystems. However, quantifying changes in …

The land-use change affects soil hydrological processes in semi-arid areas. Investigating
the impact of precipitation change on soil moisture in different land use types (LUTs) is …

Understanding the long-term variations of stand water balance and carbon stocks under
different water inputs is crucial for sustainable forest management under climate change …