Nature Communications (Feb 2018)

The mark of vegetation change on Earth’s surface energy balance

  • Gregory Duveiller,
  • Josh Hooker,
  • Alessandro Cescatti

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02810-8
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Depending on where and when it occurs, vegetation cover change can affect local climate by altering the surface energy balance. Based on satellite data, this study provides the first data-driven assessment of such effects for multiple vegetation transitions at global scale.