forests - active low pressure regions Flashcards
1
Q
how does deforestation affect local precipiation levels?
A
deactivate the pump - transpiration declines - weak of rainfall in down wind locations
2
Q
what does blackk carbon/soot impact?
A
air quality and human health
3
Q
how does deforestation affect regional precipitation levels?
A
- less rainfall in internal of continents
- smoke producing fires over Indonesia and in amazon -> V rainfall -> drought trigger fires -> further suppress rain by disturb cloud confections
4
Q
how does deforestation affect global perception levels?
A
deactivate the pump of water
- burning of trees - smoke from fires - yellow or organic and back carbon spread as haze across the globe