Open AccessRecent changes on land use/land cover over Indian region and its impact on the weather prediction using Unified model
Author(s) -
C.K. Unnikrishnan,
Gharai Biswadip,
Mohandas Saji,
Mamgain Ashu,
Rajagopal E. N.,
Iyengar Gopal R.,
Rao P. V. N.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
atmospheric science letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.951
H-Index - 45
ISSN - 1530-261X
DOI - 10.1002/asl.658
Subject(s) - land cover , environmental science , vegetation (pathology) , climatology , meteorology , vegetation cover , land use , geography , geology , ecology , medicine , pathology , biology
This study compares the changes of land use/land cover (Lu/Lc) or the surface type in last decades over India. Recent surface‐type fractions show few major regional changes over India. There is a decrease in vegetation fraction, increase in urban and bare soil fractions over India. The Unified Model coupled with Joint UK Land Environment Simulator land surface model was used to investigate the recent Lu/Lc impact on weather prediction. Preliminary results show improvement in weather prediction by the incorporation of the recent Lu/Lc data. This highlights the need to incorporate more realistic Lu/Lc in the dynamical models for better weather prediction.