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Regional dry-season climate changes due to three decades of Amazonian deforestation

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  • Jaya Khanna

    (Program in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Princeton University
    Present addresses: Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA (J.K.); Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, USA (D.M.).)

  • David Medvigy

    (Program in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Princeton University
    Princeton University
    Present addresses: Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA (J.K.); Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, USA (D.M.).)

  • Stephan Fueglistaler

    (Program in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Princeton University
    Princeton University)

  • Robert Walko

    (Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami)

Abstract

Deforestation in Amazonia has previously been linked to thermally driven precipitation increases. Satellite observations and model simulations now suggest a shift toward a dynamically driven hydroclimate, with enhanced rainfall seen downwind of deforested areas.

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  • Jaya Khanna & David Medvigy & Stephan Fueglistaler & Robert Walko, 2017. "Regional dry-season climate changes due to three decades of Amazonian deforestation," Nature Climate Change, Nature, vol. 7(3), pages 200-204, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcli:v:7:y:2017:i:3:d:10.1038_nclimate3226
    DOI: 10.1038/nclimate3226
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    1. Caviglia-Harris, Jill & Biggs, Trent & Ferreira, Elvino & Harris, Daniel W. & Mullan, Katrina & Sills, Erin O., 2021. "The color of water: The contributions of green and blue water to agricultural productivity in the Western Brazilian Amazon," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 146(C).
    2. Wu, Yu & Mullan, Katrina & Biggs, Trent & Caviglia-Harris, Jill L. & Harris, Daniel & Sills, Erin O., 2018. "Do Forests Provide Watershed Services to Local Populations in the Humid Tropics? Evidence from the Brazilian Amazon," 2018 Annual Meeting, August 5-7, Washington, D.C. 274012, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
    3. Flach, Rafaela & Abrahão, Gabriel & Bryant, Benjamin & Scarabello, Marluce & Soterroni, Aline C. & Ramos, Fernando M. & Valin, Hugo & Obersteiner, Michael & Cohn, Avery S., 2021. "Conserving the Cerrado and Amazon biomes of Brazil protects the soy economy from damaging warming," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 146(C).
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    7. da Cruz, Denis Conrado & Ferreira, Gracialda Costa & Ribeiro, Sabrina Santos & Schwartz, Gustavo & Monteiro, André, 2022. "Priority areas for restoration in permanent preservation areas of rural properties in the Brazilian Amazon," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 115(C).

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