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Modeling the effects of Amazonian deforestation on regional surface climate: A review

1989; Elsevier BV; Volume: 47; Issue: 2-4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/0168-1923(89)90104-4

1873-2240

Robert E. Dickinson,

Remote Sensing in Agriculture

The extent of the Amazon Forest is continuing to shrink. A first-hand impression of forest clearing is given. It challenges climate modelers to describe the consequences of this change. Regional and global consequences may be important, but quantification of these consequences first requires representation of the micrometeorology of the forest and whatever replaces it. Past climate modeling studies to examine this question are reviewed critically. An adequate treatment of interception losses depends on a realistic description of incident solar radiation during rainfall and of local structure of convective rainfall. Data from the Amazon have helped diagnose model defects.