Soil heat extremes can outpace air temperature extremes Universiteit Gent
Quantifying changes in hot temperature extremes is key for developing adaptation strategies. Changes in hot extremes are often determined on the basis of air temperatures; however, hydrology and many biogeochemical processes are more sensitive to soil temperature. Here we show that soil hot extremes are increasing faster than air hot extremes by 0.7 & DEG;C per decade in intensity and twice as fast in frequency on average over Central ...