An overview of regional land-use and land-cover impacts on rainfall

R. A. Pielke, J. Adegoke, A. BeltraáN-Przekurat, C. A. Hiemstra, J. Lin, U. S. Nair, D. Niyogi, T. E. Nobis
2007 Tellus: Series B, Chemical and Physical Meteorology  
A B S T R A C T This paper documents the diverse role of land-use/land-cover change on precipitation. Since land conversion continues at a rapid pace, this type of human disturbance of the climate system will continue and become even more significant in the coming decades.
doi:10.1111/j.1600-0889.2007.00251.x fatcat:nercqp5ew5bj3onb7vvulxjxve