Impacts of land use on climate and ecosystem productivity over the Amazon and the South American continent

Impacts of land use on climate and ecosystem productivity over the Amazon and the South American continent

The Amazon basin is characterized by a strong interplay between the atmosphere and vegetation. Anthropogenic land use and land cover change (LULCC) affects vegetation and the exchange of energy and water with the atmosphere. Here we have assessed potential LULCC impacts on climate and natural vegeta...

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Main Authors: M Wu, G Schurgers, A Ahlström, M Rummukainen, P A Miller, B Smith, W May
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2017-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
Subjects:
RCA-GUESS
biophysical land-atmosphere coupling
CORDEX
land use and land cover change
Amazonian deforestation
vegetation feedback
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aa6fd6

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https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aa6fd6

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