Radiative forcing over China due to albedo change caused by land cover change during 1990–2010
Albedo ; China ; Climatic warming ; Cultivated land ; Forest ; Grassland ; Human impact ; Land use ; Land utilisation ; Radiation ; Urbanization
Acción antrópica ; Albedo ; Aprovechamiento del suelo ; Bosque ; China ; Formación herbácea ; Ocupación del suelo ; Radiación ; Recalentamiento climático ; Suelo cultivado ; Urbanización
by surface albedo changes in China's 50 ecological regions were calculated to reveal the biophysical mechanisms of land cover change affecting climate change at regional scale. The results showed that the national land cover changes were mainly caused by land
reclamation, grassland desertification and urbanization in past 20 years, which were almost induced by anthropogenic activities. The mean radiative forcing caused by land cover changes during 1990–2010 in China indicates a warming climate effect.
China ; Environment ; Landscape ; Model ; National park ; Nature reserve ; Nepal ; Tibet
China ; Medio ambiente ; Modelo ; Nepal ; Paisaje ; Parque nacional ; Reserva natural ; Tibet
on a comparison of two world-renowned CHANS: the Wolong Nature Reserve in China and the Chitwan National Park in Nepal. The four key lessons we learn from this cross-site comparison in relation to CHANS models include how to represent agents and the landscape