Journal article
Clouds prefer native vegetation
Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, Vol.80(1-4), pp.131-140
2002
Abstract
The replacement of native vegetation for agriculture leads to significant changes in land surface characteristics, such as albedo, surface roughness and canopy resistance. These land surface changes induce changes in the atmospheric boundary layer. From an analysis of case studies and climatological records, it is shown that in Western Australia this change in surface characteristics and in particular, the albedo, has reduced the occurrence of convective cloud formation through limiting the vertical development of the boundary layer.
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- Title
- Clouds prefer native vegetation
- Authors/Creators
- T.J. Lyons (Author/Creator) - Uppsala University
- Publication Details
- Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, Vol.80(1-4), pp.131-140
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag
- Identifiers
- 991005541898007891
- Copyright
- (c) Springer Verlag
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Centre for Rhizobium Studies
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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