Climate Change

When Tree Rings Go Global: Challenges and Opportunities for Retro- and Prospective Insight
The demand for large-scale and long-term information on tree growth is increasing rapidly as environmental change research strives to …
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A Synthesis of Tree Functional Traits Related to Drought-induced Mortality in Forests across Climatic Zones
Summary Forest dieback caused by drought-induced tree mortality has been observed world-wide. Forecasting which trees in which …
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Multivariate Anomaly Detection for Earth Observations: A Comparison of Algorithms and Feature Extraction Techniques
Abstract. Today, many processes at the Earth’s surface are constantly monitored by multiple data streams. These observations have …
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Contrasting and Interacting Changes in Simulated Spring and Summer Carbon Cycle Extremes in European Ecosystems
Climate extremes have the potential to cause extreme responses of terrestrial ecosystem functioning. However, it is neither …
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Plants, Microorganisms, and Soil Temperatures Contribute to a Decrease in Methane Fluxes on a Drained Arctic Floodplain
Abstract As surface temperatures are expected to rise in the future, ice-rich permafrost may thaw, altering soil topography and …
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Have Precipitation Extremes and Annual Totals Been Increasing in the World's Dry Regions over the Last 60 Years?
Abstract. Daily precipitation extremes and annual totals have increased in large parts of the global land area over the past decades. …
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Diagnosing the Dynamics of Observed and Simulated Ecosystem Gross Primary Productivity with Time Causal Information Theory Quantifiers
Data analysis and model-data comparisons in the environmental sciences require diagnostic measures that quantify time series dynamics …
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Ecosystem Responses to Climate Extremes
Extreme drought or wet conditions have now been found to strongly influence the vegetative development of ecosystems. Semi-arid regions …
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Effects of Climate Extremes on the Terrestrial Carbon Cycle: Concepts, Processes and Potential Future Impacts
Abstract Extreme droughts, heat waves, frosts, precipitation, wind storms and other climate extremes may impact the structure, …
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Coincidences of Climate Extremes and Anomalous Vegetation Responses: Comparing Tree Ring Patterns to Simulated Productivity
Abstract. Climate extremes can trigger exceptional responses in terrestrial ecosystems, for instance by altering growth or mortality …
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