Impact of historical land cover change on daily indices of climate extremes including droughts in eastern Australia

被引：67

作者：

Deo, R. C. ^{[1
]}

Syktus, J. I. ^{[3
]}

McAlpine, C. A. ^{[1
,4
]}

Lawrence, P. J. ^{[2
]}

McGowan, H. A. ^{[1
]}

Phinn, S. R. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Queensland, Ctr Remote Sensing & Spatial Informat Sci, Sch Geog Planning & Environm Management, Brisbane, Qld 4072, Australia

[2] Natl Ctr Atmospher Res, Boulder, CO 80309 USA

[3] Queensland Climate Change Ctr Excellence, Dept Environm & Resource Management, Brisbane, Qld 4000, Australia

[4] Univ Queensland, Ctr Ecol, Brisbane, Qld 4072, Australia

来源：

GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS | 2009年 / 36卷

关键词：

DEFORESTATION; BOOTSTRAP;

D O I：

10.1029/2009GL037666

中图分类号：

P [天文学、地球科学];

学科分类号：

07 ;

摘要：

There is growing scientific evidence that anthropogenic land cover change (LCC) can produce a significant impact on regional climate. However, few studies have quantified this impact on climate extremes and droughts. In this study, we analysed daily data from a pair of ensemble simulations using the CSIRO AGCM for the period 1951-2003 to quantify the impact of LCC on selected daily indices of climate extremes in eastern Australia. The results showed: an increase in the number of dry and hot days, a decrease in daily rainfall intensity and wet day rainfall, and an increase in the decile-based drought duration index for modified land cover conditions. These changes were statistically significant for all years, and especially pronounced during strong El Nino events. Therefore it appears that LCC has exacerbated climate extremes in eastern Australia, thus resulting in longer-lasting and more severe droughts. Citation: Deo, R. C., J. I. Syktus, C. A. McAlpine, P. J. Lawrence, H. A. McGowan, and S. R. Phinn (2009), Impact of historical land cover change on daily indices of climate extremes including droughts in eastern Australia, Geophys. Res. Lett., 36, L08705, doi: 10.1029/2009GL037666.

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