Toward a more comprehensive understanding of aridity changes over global drylands
Credit: College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University Global drylands are experiencing faster-than-average warming and are also among the most vulnerable regions to climate change. Meteorological metrics all point to an emerging trend of increased surface aridity, raising concerns of land desertification and degradation. However, recent satellite observations also show lusher drylands, in apparent contradiction to the image of drylands becoming drier. In a new Review Article pu...
United States United Kingdom Fu Bojie Chris Huntingford United Kingdom Centre For Ecology Global Dryland Ecosystem Programme
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