Potential impact of vegetation feedback on European heat waves in a 2 x CO 2 climate: Vegetation impact on European heat waves

Inclusion of the effects of vegetation feedback in a global climate change simulation suggests that the vegetation–climate feedback works to alleviate partially the summer surface warming and the associated heat waves over Europe induced by the increase in atmospheric CO2 concentrations. The projected warming of 4°C over most of Europe with static vegetation has been reduced by 1°C as the dynamic vegetation feedback effects are included.. Examination of the simulated surface energy fluxes suggests that additional greening in the presence of vegetation feedback effects enhances evapotranspiration and precipitation, thereby limiting the warming, particularly in the daily maximum temperature. The greening also tends to reduce the frequency and duration of heat waves. Results in this study strongly suggest that the inclusion of vegetation feedback within climate models is a crucial factor for improving the projection of warm season temperatures and heat waves over Europe

Ho, Chang-Hoi (författare)
KIM, KY (författare)
Kim, JW (författare)
Jeong, Jee-Hoon,1976Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för geovetenskaper,Department of Earth Sciences(Swepub:gu)xjeoje (författare)
Park, Tae-Won (författare)
Göteborgs universitetInstitutionen för geovetenskaper (creator_code:org_t)

Ingår i:Climatic Change: Springer Science and Business Media LLC99:3-4, s. 625-6350165-00091573-1480

Av författaren/redakt...: JEONG, SJ; Ho, Chang-Hoi; KIM, KY; Kim, JW; Jeong, Jee-Hoon, ...; Park, Tae-Won

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