Possible climatic impact of tropical deforestation
NaturePublished 1 December 1975
Gerald L. Potter, Hugh W. Ellsaesser, Michael C. MacCracken, F. M. Luther
Citations84
SJR quartileQ1
SJR score18.29
SNIP10.16
Generate an AI Snapshot to get a quick, structured summary of this paper.
Study Snapshot
ObjectiveStudy objective
MethodsResearch methodology
PopulationPopulation studied
Sample sizeSample sizes
OutcomesStudy outcomes here
ResultsStudy results comes here
LimitationsResearch study limitations comes here
A concise AI-generated summary of the paper will appear here once you click Generate AI Snapshot.
Abstract
OF the various mechanisms suggested by which man might change the planetary climate, the removal of tropical rain forests to increase arable acreage seems to be one of the more imminent. For this reason we selected this as one of the first problems to be tested in our recently updated climate model. Bearing in mind the fallibility of computer simulations, we find overall global cooling and a reduction in precipitation: a larger tropical reduction being almost balanced by a subtropical increase.
Keywords
Agricultural and Biological Sciences
ScienceDrought in the Sahara: A Biogeophysical Feedback Mechanism
546 Citations1975J. G. Charney, Peter H. Stone +1 more
Two integrations of a global general circulation model show that an increase in albedo resulting from a decrease in plant cover causes a decreases in rainfall, which could initiate or perpetuate a drought.
Journal of the Atmospheric SciencesA Simplified Radiative-Dynamical Model for the Static Stability of Rotating Atmospheres
356 Citations1972Peter H. Stone