Scale dependence of the simulated impact of Amazonian deforestation on regional climate

Using a global climate model, Amazonian deforestation experiments are conducted perturbing 1, 9, 25, 81 and 121 grid points, each with 5 ensemble members. All experiments show warming and drying over Amazonia. The impact of deforestation on temperature, averaged either over the affected area or a wi...

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Main Authors: A J Pitman, R Lorenz
Format: Article
Sprog:English
Udgivet: IOP Publishing 2016-01-01
Serier:Environmental Research Letters
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Online adgang:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/11/9/094025