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most citedThe role of ecosystem transpiration in creating alternate moisture regimes by influencing atmospheric moisture convergence

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physics.ao-ph2022★ 53 cited

The role of ecosystem transpiration in creating alternate moisture regimes by influencing atmospheric moisture convergence

Anastassia M. Makarieva, Andrei V. Nefiodov, Antonio Donato Nobre +6

The terrestrial water cycle links the soil and atmosphere moisture reservoirs through four fluxes: precipitation, evaporation, runoff, and atmospheric moisture convergence (net imp…

physics.ao-ph2021★ 18 cited

Vegetation Impact on Atmospheric Moisture Transport under Increasing Land-Ocean Temperature Contrasts

Anastassia M. Makarieva, Andrei V. Nefiodov, Antonio Donato Nobre +5

Destabilization of the water cycle threatens human lives and livelihoods. Meanwhile our understanding of whether and how changes in vegetation cover could trigger abrupt transition…

physics.ao-ph2014★ 8 cited

Comment on "The Tropospheric Land-Sea Warming Contrast as the Driver of Tropical Sea Level Pressure Changes" by Bayr and Dommenget

A. M. Makarieva, V. G. Gorshkov, A. V. Nefiodov +3

T Bayr and D Dommenget [J. Climate 26 (2013) 1387] proposed a model of temperature-driven air redistribution to quantify the ratio between changes of sea level pressure and m…

physics.ao-ph2012★ 27 cited

The key physical parameters governing frictional dissipation in a precipitating atmosphere

Anastassia M. Makarieva, Victor G. Gorshkov, Andrei V. Nefiodov +4

Precipitation generates small-scale turbulent air flows the energy of which ultimately dissipates to heat. The power of this process has previously been estimated to be around 2-4…

physics.ao-ph2010★ 13 cited

Where do winds come from? A new theory on how water vapor condensation influences atmospheric pressure and dynamics

A. M. Makarieva, V. G. Gorshkov, D. Sheil +2

Phase transitions of atmospheric water play a ubiquitous role in the Earth's climate system, but their direct impact on atmospheric dynamics has escaped wide attention. Here we exa…