Biogeochemistry

A Standardized Catalogue of Spectral Indices to Advance the Use of Remote Sensing in Earth System Research

Spectral Indices derived from multispectral remote sensing products are extensively used to monitor Earth system dynamics (e.g. vegetation dynamics, water bodies, fire regimes). The rapid increase of proposed spectral indices led to a high demand for …

Global Apparent Temperature Sensitivity of Terrestrial Carbon Turnover Modulated by Hydrometeorological Factors

The ecosystem carbon turnover time— an emergent ecosystem property that partly determines the feedback between the terrestrial carbon cycle and climate— is strongly controlled by temperature. However, it remains uncertain to what extent …

Drought, Heat, and the Carbon Cycle: A Review

Purpose of the ReviewWeather and climate extremes substantially affect global- and regional-scale carbon (C) cycling, and thus spatially or temporally extended climatic extreme events jeopardize terrestrial ecosystem carbon sequestration. We …

A Framework for Benchmarking Land Models

Land models, which have been developed by the modeling community in the past few decades to predict future states of ecosystems and climate, have to be critically evaluated for their performance skills of simulating ecosystem responses and feedback …