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Temperature extremes of 2022 reduced carbon uptake by forests in Europe

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  • Auke M. Woude

    (University of Groningen, Centre for Isotope Research
    Wageningen University, Meteorology & Air Quality Dept)

  • Wouter Peters

    (University of Groningen, Centre for Isotope Research
    Wageningen University, Meteorology & Air Quality Dept)

  • Emilie Joetzjer

    (Université de Lorraine, AgroParisTech, INRAE, UMR Silva)

  • Sébastien Lafont

    (Functional Ecology and Environmental Physics, Ephyse, INRA)

  • Gerbrand Koren

    (Utrecht University)

  • Philippe Ciais

    (UMR CEA-CNRS-UVSQ, Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement)

  • Michel Ramonet

    (UMR CEA-CNRS-UVSQ, Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement)

  • Yidi Xu

    (UMR CEA-CNRS-UVSQ, Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement)

  • Ana Bastos

    (Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry)

  • Santiago Botía

    (Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry)

  • Stephen Sitch

    (University of Exeter)

  • Remco Kok

    (Wageningen University, Meteorology & Air Quality Dept
    ICOS ERIC, Carbon Portal, Geocentrum II)

  • Tobias Kneuer

    (Deutscher Wetterdienst, Hohenpeissenberg Meteorological Observatory)

  • Dagmar Kubistin

    (Deutscher Wetterdienst, Hohenpeissenberg Meteorological Observatory)

  • Adrien Jacotot

    (Sol, Agro et hydrosystèmes, Spatialisation (SAS), UMR 1069, INRAE, Institut Agro)

  • Benjamin Loubet

    (Université Paris Saclay, AgroParisTech, INRAE, UMR 1402 ECOSYS)

  • Pedro-Henrique Herig-Coimbra

    (Université Paris Saclay, AgroParisTech, INRAE, UMR 1402 ECOSYS)

  • Denis Loustau

    (ISPA, Bordeaux Sciences Agro, INRAE)

  • Ingrid T. Luijkx

    (Wageningen University, Meteorology & Air Quality Dept)

Abstract

The year 2022 saw record breaking temperatures in Europe during both summer and fall. Similar to the recent 2018 drought, close to 30% (3.0 million km2) of the European continent was under severe summer drought. In 2022, the drought was located in central and southeastern Europe, contrasting the Northern-centered 2018 drought. We show, using multiple sets of observations, a reduction of net biospheric carbon uptake in summer (56-62 TgC) over the drought area. Specific sites in France even showed a widespread summertime carbon release by forests, additional to wildfires. Partial compensation (32%) for the decreased carbon uptake due to drought was offered by a warm autumn with prolonged biospheric carbon uptake. The severity of this second drought event in 5 years suggests drought-induced reduced carbon uptake to no longer be exceptional, and important to factor into Europe’s developing plans for net-zero greenhouse gas emissions that rely on carbon uptake by forests.

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  • Auke M. Woude & Wouter Peters & Emilie Joetzjer & Sébastien Lafont & Gerbrand Koren & Philippe Ciais & Michel Ramonet & Yidi Xu & Ana Bastos & Santiago Botía & Stephen Sitch & Remco Kok & Tobias Kneue, 2023. "Temperature extremes of 2022 reduced carbon uptake by forests in Europe," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-11, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:14:y:2023:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-023-41851-0
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-41851-0
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