Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
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Articles | Volume 30, issue 16
Articles | Volume 30, issue 16
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-30-5455-2026
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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-30-5455-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 30, issue 16
Research article
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27 Aug 2026
Research article |  | 27 Aug 2026

Hydrological implications of vegetation-associated precipitation recycling during peak growing season over the Loess Plateau

Jiaxiang Deng, Quan Quan, Shuangcheng Tang, Hanbo Yang, and Xiaoyu Song

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This study asks whether planting more vegetation on the Loess Plateau can bring enough extra rain to ease water shortages. By combining rainfall tracking with water balance analysis, we found that the added rain linked to vegetation is generally too small to make up for the extra water used by plant growth. Benefits are limited in sparsely vegetated areas and can turn negative where vegetation is dense, showing that restoration in dry regions has clear water limits.
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