Assessment of vapor pressure deficit variability and trends in Spain and possible connections with soil moisture

Noguera, Iván; Vicente‐Serrano, Sergio M.; Peña‐Angulo, Dhais; Domínguez‐Castro, Fernando; Juez, Carmelo; Tomás-Burguera, Miquel; Lorenzo‐Lacruz, Jorge; Azorín-Molina, César; Halifa-Marín, Amar; Fernández-Duque, B.; Kenawy, Ahmed El

doi:10.1016/j.atmosres.2023.106666

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“…Thisc reates a larger gradient between plants and air and, therefore contributes to a bigger force of the air to absorb moisture from plants. This trend towards drier air has also been seen in Spain, especially during summer (Noguera et al, 2023). Recent evidence suggests that the continuous reduction in moisture will likely continue to increase fire risk (Balaguer-Romano et al, 2023).…”

Section: Mediterranean Wildfires Under the Current Context: A Multifa...mentioning

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Kindling Change: Shaping a New Fire Culture in Mediterranean socioenvironmental systems from the roots

2024

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In line with global trends, the Valencian Region (Spain) is experiencing increasingly extreme wildfires, exacerbated by entangled socioenvironmental factors like climate change, the human-nature dichotomy, and wildfires managed basically through technocratic approaches. Rural grassroots movements are emerging amid worsening wildfires, advocating for local agency to build socioenvironmental resilience in wildfireprone territories. Inspired by these movements, we propose a transformative paradigm -a New Fire Culture -to elicit critical reflections on current wildfire management and build socioenvironmental just futures. By drawing on our experiences around the 2022 Vall d'Ebo and 2023 Villanueva de Viver wildfire events and resulting from an interdisciplinary deliberation process, we present a comprehensive analysis of the present wildfire context and suggest guiding principles for a New Fire Culture. Acknowledging its context-specificity, we call for transdisciplinary processes among local actors, academics, and practitioners to collectively explore and build a New Fire Culture within their socioenvironmental systems.

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Section: Mediterranean Wildfires Under the Current Context: A Multifa...mentioning

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Kindling Change: Shaping a New Fire Culture in Mediterranean socioenvironmental systems from the roots

2024

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“…Moreover, the weak annual increase of VPD detected could induce a shift in vegetation greenness from greening to browning, as also found by Yuan et al (2019). Finally, the analysis of VPD trends in semiarid and sub‐humid regions is crucial since they are expected to increase the severity of drought events as well as climate aridity and water stress under climate change (Noguera et al, 2023).…”

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Long‐term observed changes of air temperature, relative humidity and vapour pressure deficit in Bolivia, 1950–2019

Fernández‐Duque,

Vicente‐Serrano,

Maillard

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Intl Journal of Climatology

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This study analyzes the long‐term observed changes of mean (Tmean), maximum (Tmax) and minimum (Tmin) air temperatures, relative humidity (RH) and vapour pressure deficit (VPD) at different elevation ranges across Bolivia from 1950 to 2019. The linear trends in air temperature series present a significant increase, with no substantial seasonal or spatial differences. On an annual basis, RH exhibited a non‐significant decrease (−0.08% decade−1), while VPD showed a significant increase (0.01 hPa decade−1) (p < 0.05). Although prior research has suggested that highland elevations experience faster warming than the global average, we have not identified a distinct correlation between elevation gradients and differential warming rates in Bolivia. Future research could investigate elevation‐dependent climate trends by examining seasonal and monthly patterns of climatic variables in relation to topographical gradients in various highland regions.

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“…The notable responsiveness of PINI to the increasingly relevant vapor pressure deficit [97] warns against neglecting the importance of this factor on tree growth [98] in combination with soil moisture [99]. There is an increased concern about the major role of evapotranspiration processes on drought stress in areas with a Mediterranean climate [100].…”

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How Are Pine Species Responding to Soil Drought and Climate Change in the Iberian Peninsula?

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Almendra-Martín

Luis

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This study investigates the relationship between soil moisture and the growth of Pinus halepensis, P. nigra, P. sylvestris and P. uncinata, which are some of the main pine species of the Iberian Peninsula, and the response of these species to soil drought. The role played by climatic and geographic factors in the resilience of these species to drought events is also evaluated. A total of 110 locations of the four species studied were selected, with data ranging from 1950 to 2007. The results show that the species that are less dependent on soil moisture best withstood droughts, while those more dependent on it showed better adaptability. Additionally, climatic and geographic factors had a stronger influence on the species’ resilience to soil drought at higher altitudes. The results of this study can help us to better understand forest ecosystem dynamics and their reaction to droughts in Mediterranean areas, where this phenomenon will be much more severe in the future due to climate change.

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Assessment of vapor pressure deficit variability and trends in Spain and possible connections with soil moisture

Cited by 14 publications

References 87 publications

Kindling Change: Shaping a New Fire Culture in Mediterranean socioenvironmental systems from the roots

Kindling Change: Shaping a New Fire Culture in Mediterranean socioenvironmental systems from the roots

Long‐term observed changes of air temperature, relative humidity and vapour pressure deficit in Bolivia, 1950–2019

How Are Pine Species Responding to Soil Drought and Climate Change in the Iberian Peninsula?

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