Observations of increased tropical rainfall preceded by air passage over forests

D. V. Spracklen (), S. R. Arnold and C. M. Taylor
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D. V. Spracklen: School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
S. R. Arnold: School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
C. M. Taylor: Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 8BB, UK

Nature, 2012, vol. 489, issue 7415, 282-285

Abstract: Remote sensing and simulated atmospheric transport patterns are used to show that air passage over tropical forests produces about twice as much rain as passage over sparse vegetation; in an idealized Amazonian deforestation scenario, a reduction in seasonal precipitation of approximately 12–21% is estimated.

Date: 2012
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