Elisabet Martínez-Sancho

Dec 27, 2023 | nature.com | Laibao Liu |Elisabet Martínez-Sancho |Flurin Babst |Arthur Gessler |Benjamin Poulter |Sonia I. Seneviratne | +26 more

AbstractThe vapor pressure deficit reflects the difference between how much moisture the atmosphere could and actually does hold, a factor that fundamentally affects evapotranspiration, ecosystem functioning, and vegetation carbon uptake. Its spatial variability and long-term trends under natural versus human-influenced climate are poorly known despite being essential for predicting future effects on natural ecosystems and human societies such as crop yield, wildfires, and health.