Combined effects of urbanization and climate variability on water and carbon balances in a rice paddy-dominated basin in southern China

Urbanization is known to elevate storm runoff, but how it influences carbon cycle and ecosystem productivity through altering the evapotranspiration (ET) process is less clear.We examined the combined effects of urbanization including change in impervious surface area (ISA) and climate variability on the water and carbon balances of the Qinhuai Riv

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