Forests are “essentially air-conditioning systems” thanks to biophysical processes like evapotranspiration and canopy roughness.
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Los incendios forestales empeorarán, advierte informe de la ONU
Desde el ecuador hasta el Ártico, es probable que aumenten los incendios forestales y que el cambio climático los empeore, según un nuevo informe de las Naciones Unidas. La acción todavía es posible, dicen los autores.
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Paired Gas Measurements: A New Biogeochemical Tracer?
A technique that measures the ratio of carbon dioxide produced to oxygen consumed could improve predictions of soil’s response to climate change.
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Trees Wearing Accelerometers Help Track Snowstorms
This device allows scientists to measure how much snow is trapped in canopies and predict changes to snowpack—a critical factor in annual water availability.
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Scientists Fight to Keep Lidar on the Space Station
Remote sensing experts may lose a key tool in the fight against climate change.
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Satellites Reveal Slow Shift of the Entire Boreal Biome
According to a new study, warmer temperatures and high soil nitrogen levels are causing Earth’s largest land biome to advance northward.
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Wildfires Will Worsen, Warns U.N. Report
From the equator to the Arctic, wildfires are likely to increase, and climate change can make them worse, according to a new United Nations report. Action is still possible, say the authors.
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Tree Carbon Data That Ring True
An international group of researchers may have found a way to better account for carbon storage in forests.
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Forest Edges Are More, Not Less, Productive Than Interior Forest
The boundaries of northeastern U.S. forests suck in more carbon dioxide than previously thought.
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Modeling Forest-Atmosphere Exchange
Studying the interactions between the atmosphere and forests is a key component of understanding forest ecosystems and the interplay between our atmosphere and the living world.