Simulated changes in Northwest U.S. Climate in response to Amazon deforestation

Journal of Climate

Volumn 26, Issue 22, 2013, Pages 9115-9136

  Medvigy, David ^a   Walko, Robert L ^b   Otte, Martin J ^c   Avissar, Roni ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmosphere land interaction; Deforestation; Mesoscale models; North America; Teleconnections

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-LAND INTERACTIONS; CHARACTERISTIC LENGTH; HIGH RESOLUTION SIMULATIONS; MESO-SCALE MODELS; NORTH AMERICA; REGIONAL CLIMATE CHANGES; TELECONNECTIONS; WESTERN UNITED STATES;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

DEFORESTATION;

ATMOSPHERE-BIOSPHERE INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERE-HYDROSPHERE INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEFORESTATION; EXTRATROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REGIONAL CLIMATE; ROSSBY WAVE; TELECONNECTION; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; VORTICITY;

AMAZONIA; ANDES; CALIFORNIA; SIERRA NEVADA [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84888059335     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-12-00775.1     Document Type: Article

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