Impacts of land use and land cover change on regional climate: a case study in the agro-pastoral transitional zone of China

Impacts of land use and land cover change on regional climate: a case study in the agro-pastoral transitional zone of China

Assessing the impacts of land use and land cover change (LUCC) on regional climate is essential for understanding land–atmosphere interactions and for designing climate adaptation and mitigation strategies. Using the weather research and forecasting (WRF) model, we examined how different land use an...

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Main Authors: Qian Cao, Deyong Yu, Matei Georgescu, Zhe Han, Jianguo Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2015-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
Subjects:
land use and land cover change
climate change
agro-pastoral transitional zone
land surface biophysical parameter
landscape pattern
mitigation and adaptation strategy
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/10/12/124025

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https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/10/12/124025

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