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6. Sensitivity of the Asian monsoon climate to large-scale forest cover
change ................................................................................................................103
6.1 Introduction............................................................................................................. 103
6.2 Model and experiments........................................................................................... 105
6.3 Results..................................................................................................................... 109
6.3.1 Effect of land cover change on precipitation .................................................. 109
6.3.2 Effect of land cover change on near-surface air temperature ......................... 111
6.4 Discussion of Chapter 6.......................................................................................... 112
6.4.1 Change of circulation and water balance ........................................................ 113
6.4.2 Change of albedo and turbulent heat fluxes.................................................... 117
6.4.3 Comparison to other model studies................................................................. 119
6.4.4 Remote effect on precipitation in North Africa and the Middle East ............. 120
6.4.5 Effect of idealised forest-cover change on mid-Holocene climate ................. 122
6.5 Summary and conclusion of Chapter 6................................................................... 124
7. Summary and Conclusion.............................................................................127
7.1 Summary and Conclusion....................................................................................... 127
7.2 Outlook ................................................................................................................... 130
Bibliography.......................................................................................................133
Appendix A: Additional figures....................................................................149
Appendix B: Additional tables......................................................................155
Appendix C: Summary of the simulated climate and land cover change on
the Tibetan Plateau............................................................................................157
Acknowledgements ...........................................................................................163
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