A global diagnostic analysis of the relative impacts of land cover change and advection on the local climate

Authors

Gemma T. Narisma Department of Physics and Manila Observatory, Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines
Paul C. West Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment (SAGE), University of Wisconsin-Madison, and The Nature Conservancy, Madison, USA
Carol C. Barford The Nature Conservancy, Madison, USA
Christopher J. Kucharick The Nature Conservancy, Madison, USA
Jonathan A. Foley Institute on the Environment (IonE), University of Minnesota, St. Paul, USA

Abstract

Vegetation and vegetation changes can affect local temperature and rainfall significantly. But the local climate is also influenced by temperature and moisture that is advected into the region. Here we study the relative impacts of local land degradation and advection. Our results show regions in the world that are more vulnerable to the impacts of deforestation and land degradation. These include most of the tropical regions, which are influenced more by the local changes in land than advection.

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Issue

2009: Proceedings of the 27th Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas Physics Congress

Article ID

SPP-2009-PS-02

Section

Plenary Sessions

Published

2009-10-28

How to Cite

[1]

GT Narisma, PC West, CC Barford, CJ Kucharick, and JA Foley, A global diagnostic analysis of the relative impacts of land cover change and advection on the local climate, Proceedings of the Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas 27, SPP-2009-PS-02 (2009). URL: https://proceedings.spp-online.org/article/view/SPP-2009-PS-02.