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Variability in Springtime Thaw in the Terrestrial High Latitudes: Monitoring a Major Control on the Biospheric Assimilation of Atmospheric CO2 with Spaceborne Microwave Remote Sensing
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Evidence is presented from the satellite microwave remote sensing record that the timing of seasonal thawing and subsequent initiation of the growing season in early spring has advanced by approximately 8 days from 1988 ...
Evaluation of MERRA Land Surface Estimates in Preparation for the Soil Moisture Active Passive Mission
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: he authors evaluated several land surface variables from the Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis for Research and Applications (MERRA) product that are important for global ecological and hydrological studies, including daily ...
Analysis of the Arctic System for Freshwater Cycle Intensification: Observations and Expectations
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Hydrologic cycle intensification is an expected manifestation of a warming climate. Although positive trends in several global average quantities have been reported, no previous studies have documented broad intensification ...