Simulated Effects of Land Cover Conversion on the Surface Energy Budget in the Southwest of China

In this paper, the coupled WRF/SSiB model, accompanied by a Karst Rocky Desertification (KRD) map of the Guizhou Karst Plateau (GKP) of China, was applied to detect how the changed vegetation and soil characteristics over the GKP modify the energy balance at the land surface. The results indicated t...

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Main Authors: Jiangbo Gao, Shaohong Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-03-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/7/3/1251