Publication Date:
2019-06-27
Description:
Two integrations of a global general circulation model, differing only in the prescribed surface albedo in the Sahara, show that an increase in albedo resulting from a decrease in plant cover causes a decrease in rainfall. Thus any tendency for plant cover to decrease would be reinforced by a decrease in rainfall, and could initiate or perpetuate a drought.
Keywords:
GEOPHYSICS
Type:
Science; 187; Feb. 7
Format:
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