Drought impact on vegetation growth and mortality

Chonggang Xu1, Minzi Wang2, Craig D Allen3, Nate G McDowell4 and Richard Middleton1, (1)Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, United States, (2)Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Carbondale, IL, United States, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, Fort Collins Science Center, New Mexico Landscapes Field Station, Los Alamos, NM, United States, (4)Pacific Northwest National Lab, Richland, United States