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Influence of vegetation cover change on the summer air temperature trend in the Pannonian Basin from 2002 to 2011

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The aim of this study is to examine the impact of the regional vegetation change on the seasonal surface air temperature and is performed using the Max-Planck-Institute Earth System Model. The research area is located in the Pannonian Basin and is one of many regions in which the anthropogenic impact on geophysical changes in the environment is significant. The vegetation system in this region is constantly changing, and its impact on the Earth’s climate system is very complicated to present. The study covers a 10-year period from years 2002 until 2011, and it shows that the change in percentage between certain types of vegetation leads to heating and cooling of surface air during the summer season. The highest cooling is in the northern area of the Pannonian Basin, which is approximately − 0.3 (°C/year) while in the central area is around − 0.1 (°C/year). Warming occurs only in the southern area, where the air heating trend coefficient is 0.1 (°C/year). The largest vegetation cover changes are made in the northern area while smaller ones in the central and southern. These changes in vegetation cover lead to an increase of surface albedo in the northern and central areas, while in the southern there is a decrease. It also has been shown that these changes in vegetation cover affected the surface sensible heat flux and total cloud cover.

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Ruman, A., Ruman, A. Influence of vegetation cover change on the summer air temperature trend in the Pannonian Basin from 2002 to 2011. Theor Appl Climatol 147, 363–380 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00704-021-03815-6

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