Irrigation and Warming Drive the Decreases in Surface Albedo Over High Mountain Asia

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العنوان: Irrigation and Warming Drive the Decreases in Surface Albedo Over High Mountain Asia
المؤلفون: Fadji Z Maina, Sujay V Kumar, Chandana Gangodagamage
المصدر: Scientific Reports. 12
بيانات النشر: United States: NASA Center for Aerospace Information (CASI), 2022.
سنة النشر: 2022
مصطلحات موضوعية: Earth Resources and Remote Sensing
الوصف: Human and climate induced land surface changes resulting from irrigation, snow cover decreases, and greening impact the surface albedo over High Mountain Asia (HMA). Here we use a partial information decomposition approach and remote sensing data to quantify the effects of the changes in leaf area index, soil moisture, and snow cover on the surface albedo in HMA, home to over a billion people, from 2003 to 2020. The study establishes strong evidence of anthropogenic agricultural water use over irrigated lands (e.g., Ganges-Brahmaputra) which causes the highest surface albedo decreases (≤1%/year). Greening and decreased snow cover from warming also drive changes in visible and near-infrared surface albedo in different areas of HMA. The significant role of irrigation and greening in influencing albedo suggests the potential of a positive feedback cycle where albedo decreases lead to increased evaporative demand and increased stress on water resources.
نوع الوثيقة: Report
اللغة: English
تدمد: 2045-2322
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-20564-2
URL الوصول: https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20220015051
ملاحظات: 509496.02.08.12.88

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رقم الأكسشن: edsnas.20220015051
قاعدة البيانات: NASA Technical Reports
الوصف
تدمد:20452322
DOI:10.1038/s41598-022-20564-2