Regional Climate Effects of Conversion from Grassland to Forestland in Southeastern China
The land-use and land-cover change (LUCC) is the synthetic result of natural processes and human activities; it largely depends on the surface vegetation conditions, and the mutual conversion among land cover types can accelerate or alleviate the regional and global climate changes. Aiming at analyz...
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doaj-d18f7d1f39c1438b93f5b6313cadcd772020-11-24T21:06:37ZengHindawi LimitedAdvances in Meteorology1687-93091687-93172013-01-01201310.1155/2013/630953630953Regional Climate Effects of Conversion from Grassland to Forestland in Southeastern ChinaRui Yu0Xinsheng Wang1Zhe Yan2Haiming Yan3Qunou Jiang4Faculty of Resources and Environmental Science, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, ChinaFaculty of Resources and Environmental Science, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, ChinaFaculty of Resources and Environmental Science, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, ChinaSchool of Soil and Water Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100038, ChinaThe land-use and land-cover change (LUCC) is the synthetic result of natural processes and human activities; it largely depends on the surface vegetation conditions, and the mutual conversion among land cover types can accelerate or alleviate the regional and global climate changes. Aiming at analyzing the regional climatic effects of the conversion from grassland to forestland, especially in the long term perspective, we carried out the comparison simulation using the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model in Fujian province, results indicated that this conversion had a significant influence on the regional climate; the annual average temperature decreased by 0.11°C and the annual average precipitation increased by 46 mm after 11.2% of the grassland was converted into the forestland in the study area from 2000 to 2008. In the future (form 2010 to 2050), the conversion from grassland to forestland is significant under two representative concentration pathways (RCPs) (RCP6 and RCP8.5); the spatial pattern of this conversion under the two scenarios is simulated by dynamic of land system (DLS); then, the regional climate effects of the conversion are simulated using WRF model.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/630953 |
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Regional Climate Effects of Conversion from Grassland to Forestland in Southeastern China |
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Regional Climate Effects of Conversion from Grassland to Forestland in Southeastern China |
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Regional Climate Effects of Conversion from Grassland to Forestland in Southeastern China |
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The land-use and land-cover change (LUCC) is the synthetic result of natural processes and human activities; it largely depends on the surface vegetation conditions, and the mutual conversion among land cover types can accelerate or alleviate the regional and global climate changes. Aiming at analyzing the regional climatic effects of the conversion from grassland to forestland, especially in the long term perspective, we carried out the comparison simulation using the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model in Fujian province, results indicated that this conversion had a significant influence on the regional climate; the annual average temperature decreased by 0.11°C and the annual average precipitation increased by 46 mm after 11.2% of the grassland was converted into the forestland in the study area from 2000 to 2008. In the future (form 2010 to 2050), the conversion from grassland to forestland is significant under two representative concentration pathways (RCPs) (RCP6 and RCP8.5); the spatial pattern of this conversion under the two scenarios is simulated by dynamic of land system (DLS); then, the regional climate effects of the conversion are simulated using WRF model. |
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