Urbanization alters atmospheric dryness through land evapotranspiration

Urbanization alters atmospheric dryness through land evapotranspiration

Abstract ‘Urban Dry (Wet) Islands’ (UDI/UWI) represents microclimate change that impacts ecosystems and human well-being. However, causes of the UDI (UWI) phenomena are not fully understood due to the lack of empirical data. Here, we quantify UDI (UWI) using global observations of atmospheric humidi...

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Main Authors: Lu Hao, Ge Sun, Xiaolin Huang, Run Tang, Kailun Jin, Yihan Lai, Dongxu Chen, Yaoqi Zhang, Decheng Zhou, Zong-Liang Yang, Lang Wang, Gang Dong, Wenhong Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-09-01
Series:npj Climate and Atmospheric Science
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-023-00479-z

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-023-00479-z

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