Recent micrometeorological measurements for Amazonian rainforest are reviewed, emphasising those aspects of the radiation and heat balance which are likely to change with deforestation. The possible consequences of Such deforestation are considered by examining the sensitivity of the surface energy
A commentary on: Tropical deforestation: Albedo and the surface-energy balance
โ Scribed by Ann Henderson-Sellers
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 198 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0165-0009
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