Tropical deforestation and climate change

Auteur(s) et Affiliation(s)



Description :
This article reviews the physical links between tropical rain forests and the atmosphere, and considers the results of studies which address the climatic impacts of deforestation. There is a growing consensus that deforestation leads to warmer, drier climates. This consensus is based on experimental studies at the microscale and modelling studies at the local and regional scale. Very few comprehensive empirical studies have been conducted at the local to regional scale. Consequently, there is considerable uncertainty associated with the local and regional impacts of deforestation on the climate.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Progress in physical geography, issn : 0309-1333, 1996, vol. 20, n°. 3, p. 311-335, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 3 p.

Date :
1996

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, London, Sage Publications