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Research article
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05 Feb 2021
Research article |
| 05 Feb 2021
| 05 Feb 2021
Patterns of plant rehydration and growth following pulses of soil moisture availability
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, 15 Vassar St., Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02139, USA
Daniel J. Short Gianotti
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, 15 Vassar St., Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02139, USA
Alexandra G. Konings
Department of Earth System Science, Stanford University, Stanford,
California, USA
Pierre Gentine
Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering, Columbia
University, New York, New York, USA
Dara Entekhabi
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, 15 Vassar St., Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02139, USA
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We quantify global plant water uptake durations after rainfall using satellite-based plant water content measurements. In wetter regions, plant water uptake occurs within a day due to rapid coupling between soil and plant water content. Drylands show multi-day plant water uptake after rain pulses, providing widespread evidence for slow rehydration responses and pulse-driven growth responses. Our results suggest that drylands are sensitive to projected shifts in rainfall intensity and frequency.
We quantify global plant water uptake durations after rainfall using satellite-based plant water...
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