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Charney mechanism: a standalone construct

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Climate science

the proposal that vegetation loss raises surface albedo, increasing radiative cooling and sinking air that suppress rainfall and sustain desert conditions.

In climate science, Charney mechanism refers to the proposal that vegetation loss raises surface albedo, increasing radiative cooling and sinking air that suppress rainfall and sustain desert conditions. This meaning comes from Charney (1975) in Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society.[1]

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References

  1. Charney, J. G. (1975). Dynamics of deserts and drought in the Sahel. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 101(428), 193-202. https://doi.org/10.1002/qj.49710142802

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