Self-regulation of Vegetarian Temperature

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Climate Science: Roger Pielke Sr. Research Group News New Paper On The Self-Regulation of Vegetation Temperature

This study also illustrates the dynamic response of vegetation to their environment so as to maximize the ability to grow and compete within their ecological environment. This biological effect must be incorporated within climate models that seek to accurately simulate the response of the climate to human and natural effects, including the increase of the atmospheric concentration of CO2. This study reinforces the conclusion of the 2005 National Research Council report that

“…..nonradiative forcings modify the biological components of the climate system by changing the fluxes of trace gases and heat between vegetation, soils, and the atmosphere and by modifying the amount and types of vegetation. No metrics for quantifying such nonradiative forcings have been accepted. Nonradiative forcings have eventual radiative impacts, so one option would be to quantify these radiative impacts. However, this approach may not convey appropriately the impacts of nonradiative forcings on societally relevant climate variables such as precipitation or ecosystem function.”