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The dry-hot feedback between soil moisture and atmosphere and the accelerated global warming

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 41988101).

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Zhou, T. The dry-hot feedback between soil moisture and atmosphere and the accelerated global warming. Sci. China Earth Sci. 67, 890–891 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11430-023-1281-y

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