Geophysical Research Letters VOL.53 ISSUE 15 | 7 August 2026
Gamma Rays Signal the Vulnerability of Forest to Extreme Drought
Gavan S McGrath + Joseph B Fontaine + Richard Van Dongen ...
Extreme drought and heat are driving forest die‐off globally, yet regional‐scale mapping of subsurface water storage capacity, governing forest vulnerability, remains a major...
Geophysical Research Letters VOL.53 ISSUE 14 | 10 July 2026
Ecohydrologic Processes Modify Urban Rainfall Intensification in Land‐Atmosphere Simulations
G Aaron Alexander + Daniel B Wright + Carolyn B Voter ...
Ecohydrologic processes influence urban water and energy cycles including convective rainfall. Coupled land‐atmosphere models, however, lack fine‐scale representation of urban...
Geophysical Research Letters VOL.53 ISSUE 12 | 16 June 2026
Seismic Velocity Variations Illustrate Hydrological and Ecohydrological Processes in a Mountain Watershed
Kuan-Fu Feng + Fan-Chi Lin + Paul D Brooks ...
We employ passive seismic interferometry to study seismic hydrological responses in a snowmelt‐driven, semi‐arid catchment. Seismic velocity changes (dv/v) at 2–4 Hz and 4–8...
Water Resources Research VOL.62 ISSUE 6 | 18 June 2026
Large‐Scale Forestation Aggravates Water Supply Decline: Mounting Challenges to Forest Management in China
Ge Sun + Yaoqi Zhang + Lu Hao ...
The “Nature‐based Solutions” strategy for combatting global land degradation and climate change through forestation has drawn increasing concerns regarding its potential tradeoffs...
Water Resources Research VOL.62 ISSUE 7 | 23 July 2026
Natural Vegetation Dynamics Confound the Impact of Ecological Restoration on Dryland Hydrology
Yangbin Huang + Huimin Lei + Limin Duan ...
Large‐scale ecological restoration (ER) projects have increased shrub and grass cover and growth in arid and semi‐arid regions, but concurrently reduced terrestrial water...