Soil moisture deficits amplify and prolong vegetation productivity losses under compound dry-hot extremes (IMAGE)

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Soil moisture deficits amplify and prolong vegetation productivity losses under compound dry-hot extremes

Caption

Soil-driven dry-hot events cause deeper GPP loss (−1.115 g·C·m−2·day−1) and slower recovery (+2.238 days).

Impacts of soil moisture deficits intensify over time, widening divergence from atmospheric-driven events.

Soil moisture control strengthens with event severity, aridity, and future warming scenarios.

Credit

Huang S., Wang S., Wang C., et al. (2026). Soil moisture deficits amplify and prolong vegetation productivity losses under compound dry-hot extremes. The Innovation Geoscience 4:100235. https://doi.org/10.59717/j.xinn-geo.2026.100235

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