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The FLUXNET2015 Dataset compiles ecological flux data collected at sites across multiple regional networks, offering improved data quality control and processing methods compared to previous versions. It includes measurements of carbon dioxide, water vapor, and energy exchanges, alongside auxiliary variables like micrometeorological data and uncertainty quantification metrics. The dataset aims to support research on ecosystem-atmosphere interactions and global carbon cycle studies. Data is organized into subsets (SUBSET) for general use and full sets (FULLSET) for detailed analysis, with additional auxiliary products like AUXMETEO and ERAI providing supplementary information. Available in various temporal resolutions, the FLUXNET2015 Dataset is distributed under two tiers, offering flexible access to site-year data while ensuring proper citation and adherence to data policies.
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•2025/6/14
•Vol.6 No.1 p.1-9
Throughout the Last Glacial period, episodic deposition of Ice Rafted Debris marks phases of circum-North Atlantic ice sheet instability. The causes of these Heinrich Events remain contested; while initially attributed to internal ice sheet dynamics, there is a growing consensus that favors external...
LimnologyPalaeoclimate
10.1038/S43247-025-02440-9
ISSN:2662-4435
Respiratory loss during late-growing season determines the net carbon dioxide sink in northern permafrost regions
Liu Zhihua•Kimball John S.•Ballantyne Ashley P.•Parazoo Nicholas C.•Wang Wen J.等 17 人
Nature Communications
2022
•2022/9/26
•Vol.13 No.1 p.1-13
Warming of northern high latitude regions (NHL, > 50 °N) has increased both photosynthesis and respiration which results in considerable uncertainty regarding the net carbon dioxide (CO2) balance of NHL ecosystems. Using estimates constrained from atmospheric observations from 1980 to 2017, we fi...
Carbon cycleClimate sciences
10.1038/S41467-022-33293-X
ISSN:2041-1723
Enhanced effect of warming on the leaf-onset date of boreal deciduous broadleaf forest
Wenyu Li•Hui Lu•Jing M. Chen•Shilong Piao•Trevor F. Keenan等 18 人
Nature Climate Change
2026
•2026/2/2
•Vol.16 No.2 p.200-206
The leaf-onset date is sensitive to climate warming. It is widely reported that the temperature sensitivity of the leaf-onset date (ST) of deciduous broadleaf forest (DBF) may decrease under dormancy-period warming. However, evidence of how boreal-DBF ST may generally change under dormancy-period wa...
Phenology
10.1038/S41558-025-02528-2
ISSN:1758-678X
Hydroclimate shapes photosynthetic sensitivity to cloud cover across global terrestrial ecosystems
Hao Luo•Ana Bastos•Markus Reichstein•Gregory Duveiller•Jan Kretzschmar等 6 人
Nature Communications
2026
•2026/2/12
•Vol.17 No.1 p.16460
Vegetation photosynthesis primarily depends on surface energy and water availability, both of which are simultaneously regulated by clouds through radiation and precipitation, respectively. However, the net impact of cloud-induced changes in surface solar radiation and precipitation on photosynthesi...
Atmospheric scienceBiogeochemistryClimate change
10.1038/S41467-026-69480-3
ISSN:2041-1723
The size of tropical vegetation gross primary production
Jie Tian•Xiaojuan Huang•Huilin Chen•Jing Ming Chen•Philippe Ciais等 12 人
Nature
2026
•2026/6/3
•Vol.654 No.8117 p.1-4
Climate-change ecology
10.1038/S41586-026-10562-Z
ISSN:0028-0836
Increased photosynthesis during spring drought in energy-limited ecosystems
David L. Miller•Sebastian Wolf•Joshua B. Fisher•Benjamin F. Zaitchik•Jingfeng Xiao等 6 人
Nature Communications
2023
•2023/11/29
•Vol.14 No.1 p.1-10
Drought is often thought to reduce ecosystem photosynthesis. However, theory suggests there is potential for increased photosynthesis during meteorological drought, especially in energy-limited ecosystems. Here, we examine the response of photosynthesis (gross primary productivity, GPP) to meteorolo...
Carbon cycleEcosystem ecology
10.1038/S41467-023-43430-9
ISSN:2041-1723
Leaf temperature and its departure from ambient air temperature
Xu Lian•Jiamen JiJi•Jianing Fang•Jisu Han•Youngryel Ryu等 16 人
Nature Plants
2026
•2026/5/8
•00 p.1-14
Leaf temperature (Tl), the temperature at which leaf–air exchanges of carbon and water occur, varies with ambient air temperature (Ta), regulated by microclimate and species’ energy balance traits. Ground and satellite thermal measurements of the Tl–Ta relationship are widely used to infer plants’ t...
Ecology
10.1038/S41477-026-02304-W
ISSN:2055-0278
Precipitation thresholds regulate net carbon exchange at the continental scale
Zhihua Liu•Ashley P. Ballantyne•Benjamin Poulter•William R. L. Anderegg•Wei Li等 7 人
Nature Communications
2018
•2018/9/5
•Vol.9 No.1 p.1-10
Understanding the sensitivity of ecosystem production and respiration to climate change is critical for predicting terrestrial carbon dynamics. Here we show that the primary control on the inter-annual variability of net ecosystem carbon exchange switches from production to respiration at a precipit...
Carbon cycleClimate change
10.1038/S41467-018-05948-1
ISSN:2041-1723
Advancing symbolic regression for earth science with a focus on evapotranspiration modeling
Qingliang Li•Cheng Zhang•Zhongwang Wei•Xiaochun Jin•Wei Shangguan等 12 人
Npj Climate And Atmospheric Science
2024
•2024/12/24
•Vol.7 No.1 p.1-16
Artificial Intelligence (AI) assumes a pivotal role in Earth science, leveraging deep learning’s predictive capabilities. Despite its prevalence, the impact of AI on scientific discovery remains uncertain. In Earth sciences, the emphasis extends beyond mere accuracy, striving for groundbreaking disc...
HydrologyMathematics and computing
10.1038/S41612-024-00861-5
ISSN:2397-3722