Freeze-thaw-driven soil moisture return significantly contributes to spring phenology on the warming Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

Hanrui Zhao, Shouqin Sun, Chunlin Song, Shan Lin, Zhaoyong Hu, Xianhong Meng, Jinlong Li, Linmao Guo, Genxu Wang

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Hanrui ZhaoState Key Laboratory of Hydraulics and Mountain River Engineering, College of Water Resource and Hydropower, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.

Shouqin SunState Key Laboratory of Hydraulics and Mountain River Engineering, College of Water Resource and Hydropower, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. shouqinsun@scu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0022-5982

Chunlin SongState Key Laboratory of Hydraulics and Mountain River Engineering, College of Water Resource and Hydropower, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3627-2350

Shan LinState Key Laboratory of Hydraulics and Mountain River Engineering, College of Water Resource and Hydropower, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.

Zhaoyong HuState Key Laboratory of Hydraulics and Mountain River Engineering, College of Water Resource and Hydropower, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0409-5126

Xianhong MengState Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Science and Frozen Soil Engineering, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China.

Jinlong LiSchool of Water and Environment, Chang'an University, Xi'an, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0509-8118

Linmao GuoInstitute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, China.

Genxu WangState Key Laboratory of Hydraulics and Mountain River Engineering, College of Water Resource and Hydropower, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. wanggx@scu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3403-0983

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National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 42430507

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Abstract

Climate warming advances the start of the growing season and enhances carbon uptake on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, primarily through the direct effects of air temperature and precipitation. However, the role of spring soil moisture dynamics driven by freeze-thaw processes remains underexplored. Here, using multi-source data from 32 Qinghai-Tibet Plateau sites (2003-2024), we develop a framework to decouple and quantify the moisture-limit relief from freeze-thaw-driven soil moisture return (E

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PMID42062301

DOI10.1038/s41467-026-71956-1

PMCPMC13134966

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