Drying in the low-latitude Atlantic Ocean contributed to terrestrial water storage depletion across Eurasia

Total water storage in Eurasia can be driven by both climate variability and human activities, with the latter suggested as the key factor for water loss. However, here the authors show that drying in the low-latitude Atlantic Ocean is the dominant force in storage depeletion during 2003-2017.

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Main Authors: Zexi Shen, Qiang Zhang, Vijay P. Singh, Yadu Pokhrel, Jianping Li, Chong-Yu Xu, Wenhuan Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-04-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-29544-6
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author Zexi Shen
Qiang Zhang
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description Total water storage in Eurasia can be driven by both climate variability and human activities, with the latter suggested as the key factor for water loss. However, here the authors show that drying in the low-latitude Atlantic Ocean is the dominant force in storage depeletion during 2003-2017.
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spelling doaj.art-6b423395bdc7438c869572091750f79e2022-12-22T03:13:40ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232022-04-0113111010.1038/s41467-022-29544-6Drying in the low-latitude Atlantic Ocean contributed to terrestrial water storage depletion across EurasiaZexi Shen0Qiang Zhang1Vijay P. Singh2Yadu Pokhrel3Jianping Li4Chong-Yu Xu5Wenhuan Wu6State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology, Beijing Normal UniversityState Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology, Beijing Normal UniversityDepartment of Biological and Agricultural Engineering and Zachry Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M UniversityDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Michigan State UniversityFrontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System/Key Laboratory of Physical Oceanography/Academy of the Future Ocean, Ocean University of ChinaDepartment of Geosciences and Hydrology, University of OsloState Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology, Beijing Normal UniversityTotal water storage in Eurasia can be driven by both climate variability and human activities, with the latter suggested as the key factor for water loss. However, here the authors show that drying in the low-latitude Atlantic Ocean is the dominant force in storage depeletion during 2003-2017.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-29544-6
spellingShingle Zexi Shen
Qiang Zhang
Vijay P. Singh
Yadu Pokhrel
Jianping Li
Chong-Yu Xu
Wenhuan Wu
Drying in the low-latitude Atlantic Ocean contributed to terrestrial water storage depletion across Eurasia
Nature Communications
title Drying in the low-latitude Atlantic Ocean contributed to terrestrial water storage depletion across Eurasia
title_full Drying in the low-latitude Atlantic Ocean contributed to terrestrial water storage depletion across Eurasia
title_fullStr Drying in the low-latitude Atlantic Ocean contributed to terrestrial water storage depletion across Eurasia
title_full_unstemmed Drying in the low-latitude Atlantic Ocean contributed to terrestrial water storage depletion across Eurasia
title_short Drying in the low-latitude Atlantic Ocean contributed to terrestrial water storage depletion across Eurasia
title_sort drying in the low latitude atlantic ocean contributed to terrestrial water storage depletion across eurasia
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-29544-6
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