Regional dry-season climate changes due to three decades of Amazonian deforestation

Jaya Khanna (), David Medvigy, Stephan Fueglistaler and Robert Walko
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Jaya Khanna: Program in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Princeton University
David Medvigy: Program in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Princeton University
Stephan Fueglistaler: Program in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Princeton University
Robert Walko: Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami

Nature Climate Change, 2017, vol. 7, issue 3, 200-204

Abstract: Deforestation in Amazonia has previously been linked to thermally driven precipitation increases. Satellite observations and model simulations now suggest a shift toward a dynamically driven hydroclimate, with enhanced rainfall seen downwind of deforested areas.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1038/nclimate3226

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