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Research article
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13 Sep 2021
Research article |
| 13 Sep 2021
| 13 Sep 2021
Exploring how groundwater buffers the influence of heatwaves on vegetation function during multi-year droughts
ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes and Climate Change
Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia
Martin G. De Kauwe
ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes and Climate Change
Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia
School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TQ, United Kingdom
Anna M. Ukkola
ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes and Climate Change
Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia
Andy J. Pitman
ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes and Climate Change
Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia
Weidong Guo
School of Atmospheric Sciences and Joint International Research
Laboratory of Atmospheric and Earth System Sciences, Nanjing University,
Nanjing 210023, China
Sanaa Hobeichi
ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes and Climate Change
Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia
Peter R. Briggs
Climate Science Centre, CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere, Canberra 2601,
ACT, Australia
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Short summary
Groundwater can buffer the impacts of drought and heatwaves on ecosystems, which is often neglected in model studies. Using a land surface model with groundwater, we explained how groundwater sustains transpiration and eases heat pressure on plants in heatwaves during multi-year droughts. Our results showed the groundwater’s influences diminish as drought extends and are regulated by plant physiology. We suggest neglecting groundwater in models may overstate projected future heatwave intensity.
Groundwater can buffer the impacts of drought and heatwaves on ecosystems, which is often...
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