Biophysical impacts of Earth greening largely controlled by aerodynamic resistance
Chi Chen, Dan Li, Yue Li, Shilong Piao, Xuhui Wang, Maoyi Huang, Pierre Gentine, Ramakrishna Nemani, Ranga B. Myneni
Abstract
≤ 0.1), 30% of the global vegetated area is cooled by these trends and 5% is warmed. Aerodynamic resistance is the dominant factor in controlling Earth greening's biophysical impacts: The increase in LAI produces a decrease in aerodynamic resistance, thereby favoring increased turbulent heat transfer between the land and the atmosphere, especially latent heat flux.
Topics & Concepts
GreeningEnvironmental scienceAerodynamicsResistance (ecology)EcologyAerospace engineeringBiologyEngineeringPlant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsAeolian processes and effectsPlant responses to elevated CO2