Synergy of a warm spring and dry summer

Yude Pan; David Schimel

doi:10.1038/nature18450

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Synergy of a warm spring and dry summer

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Authors:

Yude Pan, David Schimel

Year:

2016

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Northern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1038/nature18450

Source:

Nature. 534: 483-484.

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Abstract

An analysis suggests that high carbon uptake by US land ecosystems during the warm spring of 2012 offset the carbon loss that resulted from severe drought over the summer — and hints that the warm spring could have worsened the drought.

Citation

Pan, Yude; Schimel, David. 2016. Synergy of a warm spring and dry summer. Nature. 534: 483-484.