[NARCCAP-discuss] Feedback

[Seth McGinnis]

Hi Marcus,

It depends on what you mean by feedback.

There is coupling between vegetation and climate, which includes some
seasonality.  So, for example, transpiration from vegetation will put moisture
into the atmosphere, and the rate of transpiration will be different at
different times of year.

But the land surface models don't evolve in response to climate; there won't be
any changes in vegetation due to long wet or dry periods, for example.

Cheers,

--Seth


On Tue, 6 Sep 2011 02:39:39 -0400
 Marcus Borengasser <marcusb48 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>Hello Seth,
> 
>Do you know if any of the climate models include feedback, such as vegetation
>- climate interaction?
> 
>Thank you.
> 
>Marcus 		 	   		  
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