Results 91 to 100 of about 6,255,972 (249)

Land surface albedo dynamics.

, 2013
Land surface albedo represents the fraction of solar radiation scattered backward by land surfaces. In the presence of vegetation, surface albedo results from complex nonlinear radiation transfer processes determining the amount of radiation that is ...
PINTY Bernard
core   +1 more source

A climate‐sensitive tropical urbanism under extreme heat†

Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography, EarlyView.
Tropical urban dwellers face twin climate challenges that impinge on their quality of life: climate overheating and the urban heat island (UHI). The latter superimposed on the former to lead to high levels of thermal discomfort, carbon and energy consequences.
Rohinton Emmanuel
wiley   +1 more source

SNOWMIP2: An evaluation of forest snow process simulation [PDF]

, 2009
The Northern Hemisphere has large areas that are forested and seasonally snow covered. Compared with open areas, forest canopies strongly influence interactions between the atmosphere and snow on the ground by sheltering the snow from wind and solar ...
Essery, Richard, Baxter, Robert, Bartlett, P., Essery, Richard; id_orcid, Gustafsson, David, Baxter, R., Pomeroy, J., Barr, Alan, Barr, A., Elder, Kelly, Bartlett, Paul, Elder, K., Rutter, Nick, Stahli, Manfred, Rutter, N., Stähli, M., Gustafsson, D., Gustafsson, David,, Essery, R., Pomeroy, John   +19 more
core   +1 more source

Study on the Effects of Land cover Changes on Surface Albedo and Surface Temperature in Bangladesh Using Remote Sensing and GIS

International Journal of Environment and Geoinformatics, 2019
Dynamic changes in Earth’s land cover characteristics and associated temporally evolving biophysical surface properties, as well as their ultimate impacts on surface radiative (surface albedo) and climatic properties (land surface temperature), have ...
Nasrin Sultana, Hafizur Rahman, Mohammed Nur Hossain , B.M. Refat Faisal, Md. Tofayel Ahmed   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaporative Resistance is of Equal Importance as Surface Albedo in High‐Latitude Surface Temperatures Due to Cloud Feedbacks

Geophysical Research Letters, 2020
Arctic vegetation is known to influence Arctic surface temperatures through albedo. However, it is less clear how plant evaporative resistance and albedo independently influence surface climate at high latitudes.
Jinhyuk E. Kim, Marysa M. Laguë, Sam Pennypacker, Eliza Dawson, Abigail L. S. Swann   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Drew Rothrock's Fundamental Contributions to Arctic Science

Perspectives of Earth and Space Scientists, Volume 7, Issue 1, December 2026.
Abstract David Andrew (Drew) Rothrock III lived during a period of vigorous scientific research in the Earth Sciences, from the International Geophysical Year to the era of satellites and high‐speed computer modeling. Drew made fundamental contributions to Arctic science, helping to lay the theoretical foundations for modeling the movement and ...
Harry L. Stern, Richard E. Moritz, Michael Steele, Averil Rothrock, Yanling Yu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Meter‐Scale Roughness of the Lunar Surface

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 19, 16 October 2026.
Abstract Small‐scale surface roughness is a key indicator of local geological processes, yet it has not previously been mapped globally on the Moon. We present global meter‐scale surface roughness maps generated from the Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter pulses, which record information about surface undulations within the instrument's ∼5 m individual ...
Hephzibah Christopher, Indujaa Ganesh
wiley   +1 more source

The Growing Role of Evaporative Demand in Driving Record‐Breaking Droughts in the Amazon Basin

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 19, 16 October 2026.
Abstract Amazon droughts have historically been driven by precipitation deficits, but recent escalating drought events highlight a regime shift toward “hot droughts.” By decomposing historical drought drivers (1979–2024), we show that rising evaporative demand (represented by potential evapotranspiration, PET) now acts as a primary driver of drought ...
Yizhou Zhuang, Zhen Lu, Xusheng Tang, Meng Gao   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diminished Radiative Cooling With Northward Wildfire Advance in the East Siberian Boreal Region

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 19, 16 October 2026.
Abstract Intensification of the Siberian wildfire regime is characterized by large increases in burned area above the Arctic Circle. Wildfire in boreal forests typically reduces albedo in the decades following fire, resulting in a net cooling effect. Here we quantified changes in albedo and the accompanying radiative forcing associated with a northward
Michael M. Loranty, Elizabeth E. Webb, Anna C. Talucci, Heather D. Alexander   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Why April Stands Out: Monthly Impacts of Internal Variability on Arctic Amplification

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Volume 131, Issue 19, 16 October 2026.
Abstract Observed Arctic amplification (AA), defined as the ratio of Arctic‐mean to global‐mean surface air temperature (SAT) trends, peaks in April, a feature not captured by climate models. Here, we quantify the impact of internal variability on Arctic‐mean SAT trends in March, April, and May from 1980 to 2022 using multiple approaches, including ...
Skylar Gale, Qiang Fu, Hailong Wang, Edward Blanchard‐Wrigglesworth, Muyin Wang, Ash Gilbert, Aodhan Sweeney, Stephen Po‐Chedley   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source