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Drought in the Sahara: A Biogeophysical Feedback Mechanism
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Two integrations of a global general circulation model, differing only in the prescribed surface albedo in the Sahara, show that an increase in albedo resulting from a decrease in plant cover causes a decrease in rainfall. Thus any tendency for plant cover to decrease would be reinforced by a decrease in rainfall, and could initiate or perpetuate a drought.
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- Authors
- Charney, J., Stone, P. H., & Quirk, W. J.
- Venue
- Science
- Published
- 1975-02-07
- Volume
- 187
- Issue
- 4175
- Pages
- 434-435
- ISSN
- 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
- 1095-9203
- OpenAlex
- W2021444576
- Cited by
- 531
- References
- 3
- FWCI
- 31.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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