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Simulation of the influence of historical land cover changes on the global climate |
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Y. Wang, X. Yan, Z. Wang |
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Englisch
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0992-7689
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In: Annales Geophysicae ; 31, no. 6 ; Nr. 31, no. 6 (2013-06-05), S.995-1004 |
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250019046
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 copernicus.org/angeo-31-995-2013.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
| In order to estimate biogeophysical effects of historical land cover change
on climate during last three centuries, a set of experiments with a climate
system model of intermediate complexity (MPM-2) is performed. In response to
historical deforestation, the model simulates a decrease in annual mean
global temperature in the range of 0.07–0.14 °C based on different
grassland albedos. The effect of land cover changes is most pronounced in
the middle northern latitudes with maximum cooling reaching approximately
0.6 °C during northern summer. The cooling reaches
0.57 °C during northern spring owing to the large effects of land
surface albedo. These results suggest that land cover forcing is important
for study on historical climate change and that more research is necessary
in the assessment of land management options for climate change mitigation. |
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