Effects of Forest Changes on Summer Surface Temperature in Changbai Mountain, China
The area and vegetation coverage of forests in Changbai Mountain of China have changed significantly during the past decades. Understanding the effects of forests and forest coverage change on regional climate is important for predicting climate change in Changbai Mountain. Based on the satellite-de...
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| author | Jiaqi Zhang Xiangjin Shen Yanji Wang Ming Jiang Xianguo Lu |
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| description | The area and vegetation coverage of forests in Changbai Mountain of China have changed significantly during the past decades. Understanding the effects of forests and forest coverage change on regional climate is important for predicting climate change in Changbai Mountain. Based on the satellite-derived land surface temperature (LST), albedo, evapotranspiration, leaf area index, and land-use data, this study analyzed the influences of forests and forest coverage changes on summer LST in Changbai Mountain. Results showed that the area and vegetation coverage of forests increased in Changbai Mountain from 2003 to 2017. Compared with open land, forests could decrease the summer daytime LST (LSTD) and nighttime LST (LSTN) by 1.10 °C and 0.07 °C, respectively. The increase in forest coverage could decrease the summer LSTD and LSTN by 0.66 °C and 0.04 °C, respectively. The forests and increasing forest coverage had cooling effects on summer temperature, mainly by decreasing daytime temperature in Changbai Mountain. The daytime cooling effect is mainly related to the increased latent heat flux caused by increasing evapotranspiration. Our results suggest that the effects of forest coverage change on climate should be considered in climate models for accurately simulating regional climate change in Changbai Mountain of China. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-47363c4f683743d0b79592de484a93212023-11-22T23:25:23ZengMDPI AGForests1999-49072021-11-011211155110.3390/f12111551Effects of Forest Changes on Summer Surface Temperature in Changbai Mountain, ChinaJiaqi Zhang0Xiangjin Shen1Yanji Wang2Ming Jiang3Xianguo Lu4Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130102, ChinaNortheast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130102, ChinaNortheast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130102, ChinaNortheast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130102, ChinaNortheast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130102, ChinaThe area and vegetation coverage of forests in Changbai Mountain of China have changed significantly during the past decades. Understanding the effects of forests and forest coverage change on regional climate is important for predicting climate change in Changbai Mountain. Based on the satellite-derived land surface temperature (LST), albedo, evapotranspiration, leaf area index, and land-use data, this study analyzed the influences of forests and forest coverage changes on summer LST in Changbai Mountain. Results showed that the area and vegetation coverage of forests increased in Changbai Mountain from 2003 to 2017. Compared with open land, forests could decrease the summer daytime LST (LSTD) and nighttime LST (LSTN) by 1.10 °C and 0.07 °C, respectively. The increase in forest coverage could decrease the summer LSTD and LSTN by 0.66 °C and 0.04 °C, respectively. The forests and increasing forest coverage had cooling effects on summer temperature, mainly by decreasing daytime temperature in Changbai Mountain. The daytime cooling effect is mainly related to the increased latent heat flux caused by increasing evapotranspiration. Our results suggest that the effects of forest coverage change on climate should be considered in climate models for accurately simulating regional climate change in Changbai Mountain of China.https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/12/11/1551forestvegetation coverageclimate changesurface temperatureChangbai Mountain |
| spellingShingle | Jiaqi Zhang Xiangjin Shen Yanji Wang Ming Jiang Xianguo Lu Effects of Forest Changes on Summer Surface Temperature in Changbai Mountain, China Forests forest vegetation coverage climate change surface temperature Changbai Mountain |
| title | Effects of Forest Changes on Summer Surface Temperature in Changbai Mountain, China |
| title_full | Effects of Forest Changes on Summer Surface Temperature in Changbai Mountain, China |
| title_fullStr | Effects of Forest Changes on Summer Surface Temperature in Changbai Mountain, China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of Forest Changes on Summer Surface Temperature in Changbai Mountain, China |
| title_short | Effects of Forest Changes on Summer Surface Temperature in Changbai Mountain, China |
| title_sort | effects of forest changes on summer surface temperature in changbai mountain china |
| topic | forest vegetation coverage climate change surface temperature Changbai Mountain |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/12/11/1551 |
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