Gordon B. Bonan

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors review published and emerging research that suggests ways in which forestry projects can counteract the consequences associated with biophysical interactions, and highlight knowledge gaps in managing forests for climate protection.

TL;DR: In this article, a land surface process model was coupled to a modified version of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Community Climate Model version 2 (CCM2), and the coupled model was run for 5 years.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the biophysical and biogeochemical effects of boreal forests and tundra ecosystems on atmospheric processes, and showed that the boreal forest decreases land surface albedo in the winter, warms surface air temperatures at all times of the year, and increases latent heat flux and atmospheric moisture at all months of a year.

TL;DR: In this paper, several recommendations have been proposed for detecting land use and land cover change (LULCC) on the environment from, observed climatic records and to modeling to improve its understanding and its impacts on climate.

TL;DR: A global climate model with an interactive terrestrial biosphere is used to investigate the effects of adding deciduous trees on bare ground at high northern latitudes and suggests an additional mechanism through transpiration of water vapor and feedbacks from the ocean and sea-ice.