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Articles | Volume 23, issue 15
Articles | Volume 23, issue 15
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-23-5461-2026
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-23-5461-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 23, issue 15
Research article
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07 Aug 2026
Research article |  | 07 Aug 2026

Improved model predictions of carbon and water fluxes by including drought legacy effects

Yitong Yao, Yujie Wang, Yi Yin, Jeffrey D. Wood, and Christian Frankenberg

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Droughts can leave lasting "scars" that slow down recovery long after the rain returns. In this study, we found that models assuming plants recover immediately after drought performed poorly, while those allowing only partial recovery matched real observations much better. Accounting for these delayed recovery processes will make land surface models more accurate in predicting carbon and water cycles under future droughts.
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