Tropical deforestation and climate change
O'BRIEN K.L. (1)
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(1) Dept. of Geography, Penn State University, University Park, ETATS-UNIS
This article reviews the physical links between tropical rain forests and the atmosphere, and considers the results of studies which address the climatic impacts of deforestation. There is a growing consensus that deforestation leads to warmer, drier climates. This consensus is based on experimental studies at the microscale and modelling studies at the local and regional scale. Very few comprehensive empirical studies have been conducted at the local to regional scale. Consequently, there is considerable uncertainty associated with the local and regional impacts of deforestation on the climate
Variation climatique ; Atmosphère ; Modèle ; Changement global ; Déboisement ; Forêt tropicale ; Réchauffement climatique ; Impact ; Interaction terre-atmosphère ; Bilan énergétique ; Végétation
Climatic variation ; Atmosphere ; Model ; Global change ; Deforestation ; Tropical rain forest ; Climatic warming ; Impact ; Land atmosphere interaction ; Energy balance ; Vegetation
Article of periodic
published at : Progress in physical geography / ISSN 0309-1333 / CODEN PPGEEC
Editor : Sage Publications, London - ROYAUME-UNI (1977)
Millesime : 1996, vol. 20, no3 [pp. 311-335]
Bibliographic references : 3 p.
Collation : Illustration ;
Anglais
INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 14648 A