Abstract: An analysis is provided to explain the sensitivity of regional climate to tropical deforestation based on an intermediate-level mechanistic model for land?atmosphere interaction. The analytical framework is made possible ...

Abstract: An analysis is provided to explain the sensitivity of regional climate to tropical deforestation based on an intermediate-level mechanistic model for land?atmosphere interaction. The analytical framework is made possible ...

Abstract: ajor volcanic events with a high loading of stratospheric aerosol have long been known to cause cooling, but their impact on precipitation has only recently been emphasized, especially as an analog for potential geoengineering ...

Abstract: A class of model for simulation and theory of the tropical atmospheric component of climate variations is introduced. These models are referred to as quasi-equilibrium tropical circulation models, or QTCMs, because they ...

Abstract: A theoretical framework is developed in understanding the mechanisms and processes determining the response of the land?atmosphere system to tropical deforestation. The analytical approach is made possible by simplifications ...

Abstract: Using a coupled atmosphere?land?vegetation model of intermediate complexity, the authors explore how vegetation?climate interaction and internal climate variability might influence the vegetation distribution in Africa. ...

Abstract: The quasi-equilibrium tropical circulation model (QTCM1) is implemented and tested. The formulation, described by Neelin and Zeng, uses a Galerkin framework in the vertical, but with basis functions tailored to quasi-equilibrium ...

Abstract: Tropical land climate sensitivities to surface properties are studied using an intermediate complexity atmosphere model. The focus here is on land surface vegetation feedbacks to the atmosphere through surface conductance ...

Abstract: Although the global vegetation distribution is largely controlled by the large-scale climate pattern, the observed vegetation?rainfall relationship is also influenced by vegetation feedback and climate variability. Using ...

Abstract: he Amazon rain forest may undergo significant change in response to future climate change. To determine the likelihood and causes of such changes, the authors analyzed the output of 24 models from the Intergovernmental ...