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Vegetation-cloud feedbacks to future vegetation changes in the Arctic regions

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Title
Vegetation-cloud feedbacks to future vegetation changes in the Arctic regions
Other Titles
북극권 식생 녹화에 대한 기후의 반응 (식생-구름 피드백의 역할)
Authors
Cho, Mee-Hyun
Kim, Baek-Min
Kim, Jin Young
Jung, Su-Jong
Kang, Sarah M,
Baek, Eun-Hyuk
Yang, Ah-Ryeon
Subject
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Keywords
Arctic greeningCAM3albedoroughnessvegetation-cloud feedback
Issue Date
2017-07-03
Citation
Cho, Mee-Hyun, et al. 2017. "Vegetation-cloud feedbacks to future vegetation changes in the Arctic regions". CLIMATE DYNAMICS, 50(9-10): 3745-3755.
Abstract
This study investigates future changes in the Arctic region and vegetation-cloud feedbacks simulated using the National Center for Atmospheric Research Community Atmosphere Model Version 3 (NCAR-CAM3) coupled with a mixed layer ocean model. Impacts of future greening of the Arctic region are tested using altered surface boundary conditions for hypothetical vegetation distributions: 1) grasslands poleward of 60°N replaced by boreal forests (GtoBF) and 2) both grasslands and shrubs replaced by boreal forests (GStoBF). Surface energy budget analysis reveals that future greening induces a considerable surface warming effect locally and warming is largely driven by an increase in short wave radiation. Both upward and downward shortwave radiation contribute to positive surface warming: upward shortwave radiation decreases mainly due to the decreased surface albedo (a darker surface) and downward shortwave radiation increases due to reduced cloud cover. The contribution of downward shortwave radiation at surface due to cloud cover reduction is larger than the contribution from surface albedo alone. The increased roughness length also transported surface fluxes to upper layer more efficiently and induce more heating and dry lower atmosphere. A relatively smaller increase in water vapor compared to the large increase in low-level air temperature in the simulation reduces relative humidity and results in reduced cloud cover. Therefore, vegetation-cloud feedbacks induced from land cover change significantly amplify Arctic warming. In addition to previously suggested feedback mechanisms, we propose that the vegetation-cloud feedback should be considered as one of major components that will give rise to an additional positive feedback to Arctic amplification.
URI
https://repository.kopri.re.kr/handle/201206/9468
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00382-017-3840-5
Type
Article
Indexed
SCI
Appears in Collections  
2015-2018, Dynamics and predictability study of mid-latitude blocking for wintertime seasonal prediction (15-18) / Kim, Baek-Min (PN15040)
2017-2018, Development and Application of the Korea Polar Prediction System (KPOPS) for Climate Change and Disasterous Weather Events (17-18) / Kim, Baek-Min (PE17130; PE18130)
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