Detection and Attribution of Atmospheric Precipitable Water Changes since the 1970s over China

Has climate change driven spatio-temporal changes of cropland in northern China since the 1970s?

Improving the understanding of cropland change and its driving factors is a current focus for policy decision-makers in China. The datasets of cropland and cropland changes from the 1970s to the 2000s were used to explore whether climate change has produced spatiotemporal changes to cropland in northern China since the 1970s. Two representative indicators of heat and water resources, which are ...

Attribution of the United States “warming hole”: Aerosol indirect effect and precipitable water vapor

Aerosols can influence the climate indirectly by acting as cloud condensation nuclei and/or ice nuclei, thereby modifying cloud optical properties. In contrast to the widespread global warming, the central and south central United States display a noteworthy overall cooling trend during the 20(th) century, with an especially striking cooling trend in summertime daily maximum temperature (Tmax) ...

Change in European Societies since the 1970s

Detection and attribution of vegetation greening trend in China over the last 30 years.

The reliable detection and attribution of changes in vegetation growth is a prerequisite for the development of strategies for the sustainable management of ecosystems. This is an extraordinary challenge. To our knowledge, this study is the first to comprehensively detect and attribute a greening trend in China over the last three decades. We use three different satellite-derived Leaf Area Inde...

Precipitable water vapour