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The Impacts of Changes in Land Use/Land Cover and Increases in Greenhouse Gases on the Surface Energy Balance During the Rainy Season in the Metropolitan Region of Manaus

Abstract This study analyzed the impact of land use and land cover (LULC) changes and increased in greenhouse gases (GHGs) on surface variables in the climate of the metropolitan region of Manaus (MRM). The numerical experiments were carried out using the BRAMS regional model for the MRM rainy seaso...

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Published in:Revista Brasileira de Meteorologia 2024, Vol.39
Main Authors: Santos, Yara Luiza Farias dos, Veiga, José Augusto Paixão, Correia, Francis Wagner Silva, Brito, Adriane Lima, Silva, Josivaldo Lucas Galvão
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Language:eng ; por
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Summary:Abstract This study analyzed the impact of land use and land cover (LULC) changes and increased in greenhouse gases (GHGs) on surface variables in the climate of the metropolitan region of Manaus (MRM). The numerical experiments were carried out using the BRAMS regional model for the MRM rainy season period and divided into four categories, namely: actual land cover, sensitivity to deforestation and urbanization expansions, sensitivity to increased GHGs, and a combined experiment driven by an extreme scenario. Changes in LULC produced local alterations in the energy and radiation balances and in surface temperature. In addition, the diurnal cycle of the precipitation showed an increase after peak hours over the urban area. In the scenario of increasing GHGs, significant changes in the components of the radiation and energy balances resulted in a positive surface temperature anomaly (∼10 °C) and a negative precipitation anomaly (∼50%). These changes were slightly intensified in the combined experiment. It was found that MRM's climate is more sensitive to an increase in GHGs than to a local change in LULC. Our results reinforce the urgent need to take measures to contain the global increase in GHGs because, in the face of such a scenario, the maintenance of the forest, its ecological processes, and its environmental services would be impossible. Resumo Este estudo analisou a influência das mudanças no uso e cobertura da terra (LULC) e do aumento dos gases de efeito estufa (GEEs) nas variáveis de superfície do clima da região metropolitana de Manaus (RMM). Os experimentos numéricos foram realizados utilizando o modelo regional BRAMS, para o período chuvoso da RMM, e divididos em quatro categorias, a saber: experimento de cobertura do solo atual, experimento de sensibilidade às expansões de desmatamento e urbanização, experimento de sensibilidade ao aumento dos GEEs e experimento com efeitos combinados impulsionados por um cenário extremo. Mudanças no LULC produziram alterações locais nos balanços de radiação e energia e na temperatura da superfície. Além disso, o ciclo diurno da precipitação mostrou um aumento após os horários de pico na área urbana. No cenário de aumento dos GEE, alterações significativas nos componentes dos balanços de radiação e energia resultaram em uma anomalia positiva de temperatura superficial (∼10 °C) e uma anomalia negativa de precipitação (∼50%). Essas mudanças foram levemente intensificadas no experimento combinado. O clima da RMM
ISSN:0102-7786
1982-4351
DOI:10.1590/0102-77863910055