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Research article
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31 May 2024
Research article |  | 31 May 2024

Influence of irrigation on root zone storage capacity estimation

Fransje van Oorschot, Ruud J. van der Ent, Andrea Alessandri, and Markus Hrachowitz

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Vegetation plays a crucial role in regulating the water cycle by transporting water from the subsurface to the atmosphere via roots; this transport depends on the extent of the root system. In this study, we quantified the effect of irrigation on roots at a global scale. Our results emphasize the importance of accounting for irrigation in estimating the vegetation root extent, which is essential to adequately represent the water cycle in hydrological and climate models.
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