Open AccessCloud cooling effects of afforestation and reforestation at midlatitudes
Author(s) -
Sara Cerasoli,
Jun Yin,
Amilcare Porporato
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
proceedings of the national academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.011
H-Index - 771
eISSN - 1091-6490
pISSN - 0027-8424
DOI - 10.1073/pnas.2026241118
Subject(s) - reforestation , albedo (alchemy) , afforestation , environmental science , atmospheric sciences , middle latitudes , temperate climate , vegetation (pathology) , cloud albedo , atmosphere (unit) , deforestation (computer science) , carbon sink , carbon sequestration , climatology , tropics , climate change , cloud cover , meteorology , agroforestry , carbon dioxide , geology , cloud computing , geography , ecology , biology , operating system , programming language , performance art , medicine , computer science , art history , art , pathology
Significance Afforestation and reforestation are among the most appetible natural climate solutions, but their actual benefits are still unclear at midlatitudes (some studies have even claimed to be detrimental). We combine satellite data and atmospheric boundary-layer models to show that the wider occurrence of clouds over forests, compared to other types of land cover, implies a clear benefit of afforestation and reforestation at midlatitudes, which was previously unaccounted for.
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