Increased atmospheric vapor pressure deficit reduces global vegetation growth
Sun Yat-sen University · Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou) · +24 more institutions
Abstract
Fertilization effect. Six Earth system models have consistently projected continuous increases of VPD throughout the current century. Our results highlight that the impacts of VPD on vegetation growth should be adequately considered to assess ecosystem responses to future climate conditions.
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 68.22
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 62
Authors
25- WYWenping YuanCorresponding
Sun Yat-sen University, Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai)
- YZYi Zheng
Sun Yat-sen University
- SPShilong Piao
Peking University
- PCPhilippe Ciais
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives, Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement
- DLDanica Lombardozzi
NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research, NSF NCAR Climate and Global Dynamics Laboratory
Topics & keywords
- Greening
- Vegetation (pathology)
- Environmental science
- Vapour Pressure Deficit
- Atmospheric pressure
- Atmospheric sciences
- Water vapor
- Climatology
- Climate action