Effects of Forest Changes on Summer Surface Temperature in Changbai Mountain, China

The area and vegetation coverage of forests in Changbai Mountain of China have changed significantly during the past decades. Understanding the effects of forests and forest coverage change on regional climate is important for predicting climate change in Changbai Mountain. Based on the satellite-de...

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Autores principales:	Jiaqi Zhang, Xiangjin Shen, Yanji Wang, Ming Jiang, Xianguo Lu
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	forest vegetation coverage climate change surface temperature Changbai Mountain Plant ecology QK900-989
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:47363c4f683743d0b79592de484a93212021-11-25T17:38:36ZEffects of Forest Changes on Summer Surface Temperature in Changbai Mountain, China10.3390/f121115511999-4907https://doaj.org/article/47363c4f683743d0b79592de484a93212021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/12/11/1551https://doaj.org/toc/1999-4907The area and vegetation coverage of forests in Changbai Mountain of China have changed significantly during the past decades. Understanding the effects of forests and forest coverage change on regional climate is important for predicting climate change in Changbai Mountain. Based on the satellite-derived land surface temperature (LST), albedo, evapotranspiration, leaf area index, and land-use data, this study analyzed the influences of forests and forest coverage changes on summer LST in Changbai Mountain. Results showed that the area and vegetation coverage of forests increased in Changbai Mountain from 2003 to 2017. Compared with open land, forests could decrease the summer daytime LST (LSTD) and nighttime LST (LSTN) by 1.10 °C and 0.07 °C, respectively. The increase in forest coverage could decrease the summer LSTD and LSTN by 0.66 °C and 0.04 °C, respectively. The forests and increasing forest coverage had cooling effects on summer temperature, mainly by decreasing daytime temperature in Changbai Mountain. The daytime cooling effect is mainly related to the increased latent heat flux caused by increasing evapotranspiration. Our results suggest that the effects of forest coverage change on climate should be considered in climate models for accurately simulating regional climate change in Changbai Mountain of China.Jiaqi ZhangXiangjin ShenYanji WangMing JiangXianguo LuMDPI AGarticleforestvegetation coverageclimate changesurface temperatureChangbai MountainPlant ecologyQK900-989ENForests, Vol 12, Iss 1551, p 1551 (2021)
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spellingShingle	forest vegetation coverage climate change surface temperature Changbai Mountain Plant ecology QK900-989 Jiaqi Zhang Xiangjin Shen Yanji Wang Ming Jiang Xianguo Lu Effects of Forest Changes on Summer Surface Temperature in Changbai Mountain, China
description	The area and vegetation coverage of forests in Changbai Mountain of China have changed significantly during the past decades. Understanding the effects of forests and forest coverage change on regional climate is important for predicting climate change in Changbai Mountain. Based on the satellite-derived land surface temperature (LST), albedo, evapotranspiration, leaf area index, and land-use data, this study analyzed the influences of forests and forest coverage changes on summer LST in Changbai Mountain. Results showed that the area and vegetation coverage of forests increased in Changbai Mountain from 2003 to 2017. Compared with open land, forests could decrease the summer daytime LST (LSTD) and nighttime LST (LSTN) by 1.10 °C and 0.07 °C, respectively. The increase in forest coverage could decrease the summer LSTD and LSTN by 0.66 °C and 0.04 °C, respectively. The forests and increasing forest coverage had cooling effects on summer temperature, mainly by decreasing daytime temperature in Changbai Mountain. The daytime cooling effect is mainly related to the increased latent heat flux caused by increasing evapotranspiration. Our results suggest that the effects of forest coverage change on climate should be considered in climate models for accurately simulating regional climate change in Changbai Mountain of China.
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title	Effects of Forest Changes on Summer Surface Temperature in Changbai Mountain, China
title_short	Effects of Forest Changes on Summer Surface Temperature in Changbai Mountain, China
title_full	Effects of Forest Changes on Summer Surface Temperature in Changbai Mountain, China
title_fullStr	Effects of Forest Changes on Summer Surface Temperature in Changbai Mountain, China
title_full_unstemmed	Effects of Forest Changes on Summer Surface Temperature in Changbai Mountain, China
title_sort	effects of forest changes on summer surface temperature in changbai mountain, china
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
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Effects of Forest Changes on Summer Surface Temperature in Changbai Mountain, China

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