Open AccessDeforestation Could Exacerbate Drought in the Amazon
Author(s) -
Kate Wheeling
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2019eo135195
Subject(s) - amazon rainforest , deforestation (computer science) , geography , agroforestry , environmental science , biology , ecology , computer science , programming language
Researchers use high-resolution satellite images to parse the effects of land use changes on the energy balance between the rain forest and the atmosphere.