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van Emmerik, T.H.M. (author)
Vegetation is a crucial part of the water and carbon cycle. Through photosynthesis carbon is assimilated for biomass production, and oxygen is released into the atmosphere. During this process, water is transpired through the stomata, and is redistributed in the plant. Transpired water is refilled by uptake of water from the root zone in the...
doctoral thesis 2017
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van Emmerik, T.H.M. (author), Steele-Dunne, S.C. (author), Paget, Aaron (author), Oliveira, Rafael S. (author), Bittencourt, Paulo R.L. (author), Barros, Fernanda de V. (author), van de Giesen, N.C. (author)
The Amazon rainforest plays an important role in the global water and carbon cycle, and though it is predicted to continue drying in the future, the effect of drought remains uncertain. Developments in remote sensing missions now facilitate large-scale observations. The RapidScat scatterometer (K<sub>u</sub> band) mounted on the International...
journal article 2017