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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-75-2023
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-75-2023
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Research article
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06 Jan 2023
Research article |
| 06 Jan 2023
| 06 Jan 2023
Reconciling different approaches to quantifying land surface temperature impacts of afforestation using satellite observations
Huanhuan Wang
College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F
University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, P.R. China
State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess
Plateau, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, P.R. China
College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi
712100, P.R. China
Sebastiaan Luyssaert
Department of Ecological Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, Vrije
Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam 1081 HV, the Netherlands
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- Widespread land surface cooling from paddy rice cultivation revealed by global satellite mapping W. Weng et al.
- Temporal trends in biophysical temperature responses to actual land cover changes in northern mid-latitudes from 2006 to 2019 X. He et al.
- Contrasting temporal dynamics of land surface temperature responses to different types of forest loss J. Li et al.
- Evaluating biogeophysical sensitivities to idealized deforestation in CMIP6 models using observational constraints N. Mileva et al.
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- Global non-uniformity in biophysical surface temperature responses to cropland expansion over non-forest vegetation M. Si et al.
- Spatiotemporal patterns of surface temperature response to forest harvesting in Europe B. Huang et al.
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- Quantifying potential forestation-induced variability in land surface temperature across India: a percentile-based and class-specific assessment J. Sharma & P. Kumar
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- Geography and geographical knowledge contribute decisively to all sustainable development goals and targets P. Pereira & W. Zhao
- Mapping the future afforestation distribution of China constrained by a national afforestation plan and climate change S. Song et al.
- Observed different impacts of potential tree restoration on local surface and air temperature Y. Li et al.
- Identification of Spatial Distribution of Afforestation, Reforestation, and Deforestation and Their Impacts on Local Land Surface Temperature in Yangtze River Delta and Pearl River Delta Urban Agglomerations of China Z. Tai et al.
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19 citations as recorded by crossref.
- Local temperature responses to actual land cover changes present significant latitudinal variability and asymmetry X. Liu et al.
- Biophysical Effects of Land Cover Changes on Land Surface Temperature on the Sichuan Basin and Surrounding Regions X. Mao et al.
- Widespread land surface cooling from paddy rice cultivation revealed by global satellite mapping W. Weng et al.
- Temporal trends in biophysical temperature responses to actual land cover changes in northern mid-latitudes from 2006 to 2019 X. He et al.
- Contrasting temporal dynamics of land surface temperature responses to different types of forest loss J. Li et al.
- Evaluating biogeophysical sensitivities to idealized deforestation in CMIP6 models using observational constraints N. Mileva et al.
- Forest loss intensifies meteorological drought in more than half of Earth’s climate zones X. Li et al.
- Global non-uniformity in biophysical surface temperature responses to cropland expansion over non-forest vegetation M. Si et al.
- Spatiotemporal patterns of surface temperature response to forest harvesting in Europe B. Huang et al.
- Revisiting urban heat island effects in China: Multi-satellite evidence from the ESA-CCI land surface temperature product X. Li et al.
- Quantifying potential forestation-induced variability in land surface temperature across India: a percentile-based and class-specific assessment J. Sharma & P. Kumar
- Climate dynamics and the effect of topography on snow cover variation in the Indus-Ganges-Brahmaputra river basins A. Banerjee et al.
- Amplified local cooling effect of forestation in warming Europe Y. Li et al.
- Comparative analysis of near-surface and surface urban heat islands in the Yangtze River Delta region X. Shi et al.
- Geography and geographical knowledge contribute decisively to all sustainable development goals and targets P. Pereira & W. Zhao
- Mapping the future afforestation distribution of China constrained by a national afforestation plan and climate change S. Song et al.
- Observed different impacts of potential tree restoration on local surface and air temperature Y. Li et al.
- Identification of Spatial Distribution of Afforestation, Reforestation, and Deforestation and Their Impacts on Local Land Surface Temperature in Yangtze River Delta and Pearl River Delta Urban Agglomerations of China Z. Tai et al.
- Land-use induced changes in extreme temperature predominantly influenced by downward longwave radiation M. Zhang et al.
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Short summary
This study provided a synthesis of three influential methods to quantify afforestation impact on surface temperature. Results showed that actual effect following afforestation was highly dependent on afforestation fraction. When full afforestation is assumed, the actual effect approaches the potential effect. We provided evidence the afforestation faction is a key factor in reconciling different methods and emphasized that it should be considered for surface cooling impacts in policy evaluation.
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