Terrestrial Biosphere Modelling (TBM)

Wang, Y.; Yin, Y.; Gong, C.; Jain, N.; Alfaro, M.; Bernoux, M.; Drewer, J.; Wang, C.; Sanz-Cobena, A.; Nyawira, S. S. et al.; Cui, Z.; Chang, S. X.; Yan, G.; Lian, W.; Chen, W.; Zheng, X.; Cai, Y.: Closing knowledge gaps on global budget of nitrogen oxides (NOx) by quantifying indirect emissions from anthropogenic nitrogen. Global Change Biology 32 (8), e71048 (2026)

Ma, Y.; Zaehle, S.; Puig, A. J.; Bastos, A.: Carbon-nutrient interactions under insect disturbance simulated by the land-surface model QUINCY 21edff48. Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems 18 (8), e2025MS005621 (2026)

Wang, Z.; Wang, Z.; Xue, T.; Chen, J.; Liu, Y.; Wen, Z.; Sitch, S.; Friedlingstein, P.; Yuan, W.; Chen, X. et al.; Shi, H.; Hu, E.; Kennedy, D.; Zaehle, S.: Evidence and patterns of decreased sensitivity of vegetation leaf photosynthetic efficiency to precipitation. Global and Planetary Change 263, 105533 (2026)

Zhang-Zheng, H.; Arora, V. K.; Anthoni, P.; Pugh, T. A. M.; Jain, A. K.; Yuan, W.; Malhi, Y.; Nabel, J.; Goll, D. S.; Pongratz, J. et al.; Poulter, B.; Walker, A. P.; Zaehle, S.; Knauer, J.; Kato, E.; Ding, R.; Tang, M.; Sitch, S.; O'Sullivan, M.; Terrer, C.; Tian, H.; Pan, N.; Friedlingstein, P.; Ito, A.; Sun, Q.; Decayeux, J.; Stocker, B. D.: Diagnosing linearity along the carbon cascade in terrestrial biosphere models and observations. Global Change Biology 32 (7), e70982 (2026)

Fleischer, K.; Yu, L.; Fuchslueger, L.; Quesada, C. A.; Zaehle, S.: Simulated CO₂ fertilization drives progressive phosphorus limitation via accelerated organic cycling in Amazonian forests. Global Change Biology 32 (7), e71000 (2026)

Hu, P.-H.; Reick, C. H.; Schnur, R.; Kleidon, A.; Claussen, M.: The new plant functional diversity model JeDi-BACH (version 1.0) in the ICON Earth System Model (version 1.0). Geoscientific Model Development 19 (13), pp. 6357 - 6402 (2026)

Schufft, K.; Fleischer, K.; Rammig, A.; Yu, L.; Jiang, M.; Medlyn, B. E.; Zaehle, S.: Modelling root exudation and plant-microbe interactions under CO₂ fertilization in a mature forest. Biogeosciences 23 (13), pp. 4529 - 4559 (2026)

Tang, G.; Nicholls, Z.; Norton, A.; Gasser, T.; Ziehn, T.; Zaehle, S.; Meinshausen, M.: Nitrogen limitation amplifies future warming by weakening terrestrial carbon cycle feedbacks and sink capacity. Communications Earth & Environment (2026)

Thum, T.; Pacheco-Labrador, J.; Aurela, M.; Barr, A.; Honkanen, M.; Johnson, B.; Lindqvist, H.; Magney, T.; Migliavacca, M.; Pierrat, Z. A. et al.; Quaife, T.; Stutz, J.; Zaehle, S.: Using different radiative transfer schemes for solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence (SIF) in evergreen coniferous forests with a terrestrial biosphere model. Biogeosciences 23 (10), pp. 3541 - 3565 (2026)

Nishina, K.; Ito, A.; Tian, H.; Nagashima, T.; Osugi, Y.; Pan, N.; Pan, S.; Kou-Giesbrecht, S.; Maggi, F.; Jain, A. K. et al.; Vuichard, N.; Zaehle, S.: Impacts of land-use change on century-scale global soil NO_ꭕ emissions using the biogeochemical model VISIT. Environmental Research Letters 21 (10), 104023 (2026)

Li, Y.; Tang, G.; O'Rourke, .; Minallah, S.; Mas e Braga, M.; Nowicki, S.; Smith, R. S.; Lawrence, D. M.; Hurtt, G. C.; Peano, D. et al.; Meyer, G.; Hassler, B.; Mao, J.; Xue, Y.; Juckes, M.: CMIP7 data request: land and land ice priorities and opportunities. Geoscientific Model Development 19 (8), pp. 3129 - 3155 (2026)

Wang, H.; Maestre, F. T.; Lu, N.; Zhao, G.; Zhang, Y.; Asensio, S.; Bramble, D. S.; Chen, W.; Dippold, M. A.; Eldridge, D. J. et al.; Gaitán, J. J.; García-Gómez, M.; Gozalo, B.; Gross, N.; Guirado, E.; Le Bagousse-Pinguet, Y.; Martínez-Valderrama, J.; Mendoza, B. J.; Ochoa, V.; Plaza, C.; Saiz, H.; Schrumpf, M.; Sierra, C. A.; Tangarife-Escobar, A.; Valencia, E.; von Fromm, S. F.; Wang, C.; Wang, K.; Wang, Y.; Zaehle, S.; Fu, B.; Trumbore, S. E.; Huang, J.: Persistence and turnover of soil organic carbon in global drylands. Nature Communications 17, 3565 (2026)

Xu, P.; Zeng, Z.; Shen, H.; Hu, M.; Liu, M.; Gong, C.; Chen, Y.; Chaopu, T.; Li, G.; Wang, X. et al.; Zheng, Y.; Li, S.-L.; Liu, C.-Q.; Houlton, B. Z.: Multimetric analysis uncovers time-dependent climate forcings from China’s 2.3-fold cropland reactive nitrogen emissions. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 123 (15), e2526386123 (2026)

Magh, R.-K.; Paligi, S. S.; Papastefanou, P.; Klosterhalfen, A.; Ammer, C.; Beyer, M.; Dubbert, M.; Haberstroh, S.; Rohde, C.; Werner, C. et al.; Hildebrandt, A.: Continuous stem water potential measurements with microtensiometry reveal species identity and soil matric potential control of stem water potential in temperate forests. Ecohydrology 19 (3), e70197 (2026)

You, S.; Ma, J.; Zheng, H.; Liu, X.; Tian, H.; Wu, Y.; Zaehle, S.; Wang, Y.; Shi, H.; Li, R. et al.; Shi, H.: Human activities dominate global trends in terrestrial phosphorus deposition. Environmental Science & Technology 60 (14), pp. 10850 - 10860 (2026)

Wang, B.; Lyu, H.; Zhang, X.; Jiang, M.; Medlyn, B. E.; Wårlind, D.; Knauer, J.; Fleischer, K.; Goll, D. S.; Olin, S. et al.; Yang, X.; Yu, L.; Zaehle, S.; Zhang, H.; Schufft, K.; Crous, K. Y.; Carrillo, Y.; Macdonald, C. A.; Anderson, I. C.; Boer, M. M.; Farrell, M.; Gherlenda, A.; Castañeda-Gómez, L.; Hasegawa, S.; Jarosch, K.; Milham, P.; Ochoa-Hueso, R.; Pathare, V.; Pihlblad, J.; Piñeiro, J.; Power, S. A.; Reich, P. B.; Riegler, M.; Ellsworth, D. S.; Smith, B.: Phosphorus enrichment does not enlarge the predicted CO₂ fertilization effect on forest carbon sequestration. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 123 (12), e2516152123 (2026)

Botia, S.; Dias-Junior, C. Q.; Komiya, S.; van der Woude, A.; Terristi, M.; de Kok, R.; Koren, G.; van Asperen, H.; Jones, S. P.; D'Oliveira, F. A. F. et al.; Weber, U.; Marques-Filho, E.; Toro, I. M. C.; Araújo, A.; Lavric, J.; Walter, D.; Li, X.; Wigneron, J.-P.; Stocker, B.; de Souza, J. G.; O'Sullivan, M.; Sitch, S.; Ciais, P.; Chevallier, F.; Li, W.; Luijkx, I. T.; Peters, W.; Quesada, C. A.; Zaehle, S.; Trumbore, S. E.; Bastos, A.: Reduced vegetation uptake during the extreme 2023 drought turns the Amazon into a weak carbon source. AGU Advances 7 (1), e2025AV001658 (2026)

Dong, G.; Jiang, F.; Zhang, Y.; Ju, W.; Piao, S.; Ciais, P.; Peters, W.; Luijkx, I. T.; Liu, J.; Chevallier, F. et al.; Zeng, N.; Tian, X.; Maksyutov, S.; Sonnentag, O.; Arain, M. A.; Barr, A. G.; Huang, Y.; Yue, C.; Yuan, W.; Liu, L.; Fan, L.; Yue, X.; Xiao, J.; Li, X.; Sitch, S.; Friedlingstein, P.; O’Sullivan, M.; Knauer, J.; Arora, V.; Kennedy, D.; Ma, L.; Thornton, P. E.; Séférian, R.; Nützel, T.; Heinke, J.; Sun, Q.; Zaehle, S.; Peylin, P.; Kato, E.; Alcock, H.; Lecavalier, B.; Wu, M.; Wang, J.; Zhang, L.; Lv, G.; Zhang, Y.; Zhao, D.; Chen, J. M.: Canadian net forest CO₂ uptake enhanced by heat drought via reduced respiration. Nature Geoscience 19, 145–152 (2026)

O'Sullivan, M.; Friedlingstein, P.; Sitch, S.; Pongratz, J.; Schwingshackl, C.; Gasser, T.; Ciais, P.; Arora, V.; Kato, E.; Knauer, J. et al.; Monier, E.; Nützel, T.; Sun, Q.; Yuan, W.; Yue, X.; Zaehle, S.: An improved approach to estimate the natural land carbon sink. npj Climate and Atmospheric Science 9, 29 (2026)

Ciais, P.; Ke, P.; Yao, Y.; Sitch, S.; Li, W.; Xu, Y.; Du, X.; Gui, X.; Bastos, A.; Zaehle, S. et al.; Poulter, B.; Colligan, T.; van der Woude, A. M.; Peters, W.; Liu, Z.; Jin, Z.; Tian, X.; Wang, Y.; Liu, J.; Pandey, S.; O’Dell, C.; Bian, J.; Zhou, C.; Miller, J.; Lan, X.; De Souza, J. G.; O’Sullivan, M.; Friedlingstein, P.; van der Werf, G. R.; Peters, G. P.; Chevallier, F.: Low latency global carbon budget indicates reduced land carbon sink in the year 2024. National Science Review 13 (2), nwaf594 (2026)