Greening of the Earth and its drivers

Zaichun Zhu, Shilong Piao (), Ranga B. Myneni, Mengtian Huang, Zhenzhong Zeng, Josep G. Canadell, Philippe Ciais, Stephen Sitch, Pierre Friedlingstein, Almut Arneth, Chunxiang Cao, Lei Cheng, Etsushi Kato, Charles Koven, Yue Li, Xu Lian, Yongwen Liu, Ronggao Liu, Jiafu Mao, Yaozhong Pan, Shushi Peng, Josep Peñuelas, Benjamin Poulter, Thomas A. M. Pugh, Benjamin D. Stocker, Nicolas Viovy, Xuhui Wang, Yingping Wang, Zhiqiang Xiao, Hui Yang, Sönke Zaehle and Ning Zeng
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Zaichun Zhu: Key Laboratory of Alpine Ecology and Biodiversity, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, CAS Center for Excellence in Tibetan Plateau Earth Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shilong Piao: Key Laboratory of Alpine Ecology and Biodiversity, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, CAS Center for Excellence in Tibetan Plateau Earth Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ranga B. Myneni: Boston University
Mengtian Huang: Sino-French Institute for Earth System Science, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University
Zhenzhong Zeng: Sino-French Institute for Earth System Science, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University
Josep G. Canadell: Global Carbon Project, CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere
Philippe Ciais: Sino-French Institute for Earth System Science, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University
Stephen Sitch: College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter
Pierre Friedlingstein: College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of Exeter
Almut Arneth: Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Atmospheric Environmental Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Chunxiang Cao: State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science, Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Lei Cheng: CSIRO Land and Water
Etsushi Kato: Institute of Applied Energy (IAE)
Charles Koven: Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
Yue Li: Sino-French Institute for Earth System Science, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University
Xu Lian: Sino-French Institute for Earth System Science, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University
Yongwen Liu: Sino-French Institute for Earth System Science, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University
Ronggao Liu: LREIS, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jiafu Mao: Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Yaozhong Pan: College of Resources Science & Technology, State Key Laboratory of Earth Processes and Resource Ecology, Beijing Normal University
Shushi Peng: Sino-French Institute for Earth System Science, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University
Josep Peñuelas: CSIC, Global Ecology Unit CREAF-CEAB-UAB
Benjamin Poulter: Montana State University
Thomas A. M. Pugh: Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Atmospheric Environmental Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Benjamin D. Stocker: Imperial College London
Nicolas Viovy: Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement (LSCE), CEA CNRS UVSQ
Xuhui Wang: Sino-French Institute for Earth System Science, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University
Yingping Wang: CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere
Zhiqiang Xiao: State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science, School of Geography, Beijing Normal University
Hui Yang: Sino-French Institute for Earth System Science, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University
Sönke Zaehle: Max-Planck-Institut für Biogeochemie
Ning Zeng: University of Maryland

Nature Climate Change, 2016, vol. 6, issue 8, 791-795

Abstract: Satellite records combined with global ecosystem models show a persistent and widespread greening over 25–50% of the global vegetated area; less than 4% of the globe is browning. CO2 fertilization explains 70% of the observed greening trend.

Date: 2016
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