Satellite-based analysis of clouds and radiation properties of different vegetation types in the Brazilian Amazon region

Land-use changes impact the energy balance of the Earth system, and feedbacks in the Earth system can dampen or amplify this perturbation. We analyze here from satellite data the response of clouds and subsequently radiation to a change of land use for the example of deforestation in the Amazon Basi...

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Main Authors: Schneider, Nadine, Quaas, Johannes, Claussen, Martin, Reick, Christian
Other Authors: Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD),
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universitätsbibliothek Leipzig 2015
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Online Access:http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:15-qucosa-189778
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:15-qucosa-189778
http://www.qucosa.de/fileadmin/data/qucosa/documents/18977/schneider_irc_2013.pdf