Original Research Papers
An overview of regional land-use and land-cover impacts on rainfall
Authors:
- R. A. Pielke Sr.Email R. A. Pielke Sr.
- J. Adegoke
- A. Beltrán-Przekurat
- C. A. Hiemstra
- J. Lin
- U. S. Nair
- D. Niyogi
- T. E. Nobis
Abstract
This paper documents the diverse role of land-use/land-cover change on precipitation. Since land conversion continues at a rapid pace, this type of human disturbance of the climate system will continue and become even more significant in the coming decades.
- Year: 2007
- Volume: 59 Issue: 3
- Page/Article: 587–601
- DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0889.2007.00251.x
- Submitted on 22 Feb 2006
- Accepted on 26 Oct 2006
- Published on 1 Jan 2007
- Peer Reviewed