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Gains and losses in forest cover have asymmetric effects on land surface temperature

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A net-zero change in tree cover is often considered to have no impact on the biophysical effects of forests. Satellite observations now reveal an asymmetric influence of gross tree-cover gain versus loss on land surface temperature. Neglecting this influence might lead to biases in quantifying the biophysical effects of forests.

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Fig. 1: Asymmetric influence of fractional gain and loss in forest cover on LST.

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This is a summary of: Su, Y. et al. Asymmetric influence of forest cover gain and loss on land surface temperature. Nat. Clim. Change https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-023-01757-7 (2023).

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Gains and losses in forest cover have asymmetric effects on land surface temperature. Nat. Clim. Chang. 13, 776–777 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-023-01758-6

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