Advances in Land Surface Processes and Feedbacks on Climate and Climate Extremes

Dear Colleagues,

The lower atmosphere and land surface processes are connected through complex (hydrological, physical and biogeochemical) interactions linking evapotranspiration; photosynthetic carbon assimilation; the turbulent exchange of heat, carbon, moisture and momentum; convection; and precipitation. This vast complexity, driven by land surface heterogeneity and dynamics, has led to intractable challenges in understanding the critical role of land surface processes in modulating the impacts of climate and climate change, particularly on extreme climate events, which consequently affect living systems.

This Special Issue of Atmosphere will publish original research focusing on advancing our understanding of the myriad interactions between the atmosphere and land surface/subsurface across scales, using observation and modelling approaches. We seek contributions on local, regional and global studies of land surface processes and feedback on near-surface temperature and precipitation extremes in a changing climate. We encourage submissions in, but not limited to, the following research areas:

1. Role of soil moisture and/or vegetation in the energy, water and carbon cycles;
2. Effects of and surface processes, interactions and modulating feedback on weather;
3. Land–atmosphere interactions and climate extremes (e.g., heatwaves and droughts);
4. Climate extremes: characteristics and trends;
5. Applications of machine learning technology to improve land surface parameterization schemes and physical processes;
6. Hydrometeorology;
7. Integration of observation, satellite remote sensing products, global reanalyses and models.

Dr. Kazeem Abiodun Ishola
Dr. Oluwafemi Adeyeri
Guest Editors

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