The local and global effects of African deforestation

Details The local and global effects of African deforestation The local and global effects of African deforestation

Jun 2005

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2005georl..3212704w&link_type=abstract

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 32, Issue 12, CiteID L12704

Physics

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Global Change: Cryospheric Change (0776), Hydrology: Anthropogenic Effects (4802, 4902), Hydrology: Precipitation (3354), Atmospheric Processes: Land/Atmosphere Interactions (1218, 1631, 1843), Atmospheric Processes: Global Climate Models (1626, 4928)

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Using a global climate model (GCM), we simulate the effects of the total deforestation of equatorial Africa, looking specifically at the local and remote precipitation changes caused by such a land-use change. We observe a strong local effect, with a large reduction in African precipitation during the dry season, and little change during either of the two rainy seasons. The effects of African deforestation extend throughout the Tropics and also reach into the midlatitudes. The remote effect is caused by the African geopotential changes being spread beyond the deforested area by the large-scale winds.

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