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Observations of increased tropical rainfall preceded by air passage over forests

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  • D. V. Spracklen

    (School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK)

  • S. R. Arnold

    (School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK)

  • C. M. Taylor

    (Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 8BB, UK)

Abstract

Remote sensing and simulated atmospheric transport patterns are used to show that air passage over tropical forests produces about twice as much rain as passage over sparse vegetation; in an idealized Amazonian deforestation scenario, a reduction in seasonal precipitation of approximately 12–21% is estimated.

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  • D. V. Spracklen & S. R. Arnold & C. M. Taylor, 2012. "Observations of increased tropical rainfall preceded by air passage over forests," Nature, Nature, vol. 489(7415), pages 282-285, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:489:y:2012:i:7415:d:10.1038_nature11390
    DOI: 10.1038/nature11390
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