Accounting for Land Use and Land Cover Changes in Climate Models
Accounting for Land Use and Land Cover Changes in Climate Models
Session ID#: 124466
Session Description:
Land use and land cover changes (LULCCs) are both causes and consequences of climate change. Climate models have devoted efforts to account for the the biogeophysical and biogeochemical impacts of LULCC, yet LULCC is still one of the most uncertain components in climate models. Great challenges exist in representations of LULCC forcing and its impact on biogeophysical and biogeochemical processes in climate models. The focus of this session is to discuss the challenges and limitations of accounting for LULCC in climate models at different spatial and temporal scales. We welcome contributions on, but not limited to, comparisons and analyses on different LULCC observations and models in hotspot regions and their climate implications, representations of individual LULCC activities and processes in climate models, and interactions between LULCC activities and biogeophysical and biogeochemical processes.
Co-Sponsor(s):
- AMS: American Meteorological Society -
- EGU: European Geosciences Union -
- JpGU: Japan Geoscience Union -
- WCRP: World Climate Research Programme -
Index Terms:
1615 Biogeochemical cycles, processes, and modeling [GLOBAL CHANGE]
1626 Global climate models [GLOBAL CHANGE]
1631 Land/atmosphere interactions [GLOBAL CHANGE]
1632 Land cover change [GLOBAL CHANGE]
Primary Convener: Atul K Jain, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States
Conveners: Xiaoming Xu, University of Illinois, Atmospheric Sciences, Urbana, IL, United States and Peter Lawrence, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, United States
Primary Liaison: Xiaoming Xu, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Urbana, IL, United States
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