Analyzing the effects of complete tropical forest removal on the regional climate using a detailed three-dimensional energy budget: An application to Africa

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 109, Issue 21, 2004, Pages

  Snyder, Peter K ^a   Foley, Jonathan A ^a   Hitchman, Matthew H ^a   Delire, Christine ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

Author keywords

Africa; Biophysical processes; Climate modeling; Land atmosphere interactions; Shallow deep convection; Tropical deforestation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-BIOSPHERE INTERACTION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; DEFORESTATION; ENERGY BUDGET; LAND USE CHANGE; REGIONAL CLIMATE;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 13244267433     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JD004462     Document Type: Article

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