Asymmetric effects of daytime and night-time warming on Northern Hemisphere vegetation

Shushi Peng, Shilong Piao (), Philippe Ciais, Ranga B. Myneni, Anping Chen, Frédéric Chevallier, Albertus J. Dolman, Ivan A. Janssens, Josep Peñuelas, Gengxin Zhang, Sara Vicca, Shiqiang Wan, Shiping Wang and Hui Zeng ()
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Shushi Peng: Sino-French Institute for Earth System Science, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University
Shilong Piao: Sino-French Institute for Earth System Science, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University
Philippe Ciais: Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement (LSCE), UMR CEA-CNRS, Batîment 709, CE, L’Orme des Merisiers, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Ranga B. Myneni: Boston University, 675 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
Anping Chen: Princeton University
Frédéric Chevallier: Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement (LSCE), UMR CEA-CNRS, Batîment 709, CE, L’Orme des Merisiers, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Albertus J. Dolman: VU University Amsterdam, Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Ivan A. Janssens: University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium
Josep Peñuelas: Centre de Recerca Ecològica i Aplicacions Forestals (CREAF), Cerdanyola del Valles, Barcelona 08193, Catalonia, Spain
Gengxin Zhang: Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Sara Vicca: University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium
Shiqiang Wan: College of Life Sciences, Henan University
Shiping Wang: Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Hui Zeng: Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School

Nature, 2013, vol. 501, issue 7465, 88-92

Abstract: Correlations between the maximum and minimum daily temperatures and a vegetation index in the Northern Hemisphere suggest that asymmetric diurnal warming (faster warming of the land surface during the night than during the day) produces several different vegetation and carbon storage effects.

Date: 2013
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