THE IMPACT OF CLEARING FOR AGRICULTURE ON THE SURFACE-ENERGY BUDGET

Authors
LYONS TJ SMITH RCG XINMEI H
Citation
Tj. Lyons et al., THE IMPACT OF CLEARING FOR AGRICULTURE ON THE SURFACE-ENERGY BUDGET, International journal of climatology, 16(5), 1996, pp. 551-558
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Metereology & Atmospheric Sciences
Journal title
International journal of climatology → ACNP
ISSN journal
08998418
Volume
16
Issue
5
Year of publication
1996
Pages
551 - 558
Database
ISI
SICI code
0899-8418(1996)16:5<551:TIOCFA>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
A simple model is developed to analyse the surface energy balance from satellite observations for south-western Australia. This illustrates that the replacement of native vegetation with agriculture based on a winter growing annual species has led to a marked reduction in the sen sible heat flux to the atmosphere during winter and spring. It is sugg ested that this reduction may be related to the observed decrease in w inter rainfall observed throughout the agricultural region.