Influence of Land-Surface Evapotranspiration on the Earth's Climate
J. ShuklaLaboratory for Atmospheric Sciences, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland 20771Yale MintzLaboratory for Atmospheric Sciences, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, and Department of Meteorology, University of Maryland, College Park 20771
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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.
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