Influence of Land-Surface Evapotranspiration on the Earth's Climate

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Authors

Yale Mintz · University of Maryland, College Park

Abstract

Calculations with a numerical model of the atmosphere show that the global fields of rainfall, temperature, and motion strongly depend on the land- surface evapotranspiration. This confirms the long-held idea that the surface vegetation, which produces the evapotransporation, is an important factor in the earth's climate.

Topics & Keywords

Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics Climate variability and models

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Climate action

Publication Details

Published in: Science

Volume 215, Issue 4539, pp. 1498-1501

DOI: 10.1126/science.215.4539.1498

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