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ArticleNature communications2026

Warming climate amplifies vapor pressure deficit limits on gross primary productivity.

Shiqin Xu, Nate G McDowell, Tim R McVicar, Diego G Miralles, Stephen Sitch, Pablo Sanchez-Martinez, Joshua B Fisher, Pierre Friedlingstein, Hylke E Beck, Matthew F McCabe

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10 authors.

Shiqin XuDivision of Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia. shiqin.xu@hotmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4899-0598
Nate G McDowellAtmospheric Sciences and Global Change Division, Pacific Northwest National Lab, Richland, USA.
Tim R McVicarCSIRO Environment, Canberra, ACT, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0877-8285
Diego G MirallesHydro-Climate Extremes Lab (H-CEL), Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6186-5751
Stephen SitchFaculty of Environment, Science and Economy, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1821-8561
Pablo Sanchez-MartinezSchool of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0157-7800
Joshua B FisherSchmid College of Science and Technology, Chapman University, Orange, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4734-9085
Pierre FriedlingsteinFaculty of Environment, Science and Economy, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3309-4739
Hylke E BeckPhysical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2553-9566
Matthew F McCabeDivision of Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1279-5272

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ongoing climate warming may profoundly impact terrestrial gross primary productivity (GPP), a key component of the global carbon cycle. However, uncertainty in the relative roles of atmospheric water demand (vapor pressure deficit, VPD) and root-zone soil moisture (SM) limits predictions of drought impacts on GPP. Here, we show that growing-season GPP was more strongly constrained by VPD than SM globally, based on observation-constrained model estimates, satellite retrievals and Dynamic Global Vegetation Model simulations. The importance of VPD increased with higher temperatures and more severe and prolonged droughts. This pattern reflects VPD's critical role in regulating stomatal conductance and plant hydraulic function, both of which are essential for preventing xylem embolism. We further found that P

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