Observed positive vegetation-rainfall feedbacks in the Sahel dominated by a moisture recycling mechanism
Vegetation-rainfall feedbacks in the Sahel are thought to be positive, but the precise mechanisms for this are unclear. Here the authors analyse observations to show that a moisture recycling mechanism drives this feedback.
Main Authors: | Yan Yu, Michael Notaro, Fuyao Wang, Jiafu Mao, Xiaoying Shi, Yaxing Wei |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2017-11-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02021-1 |
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