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Research article
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15 Apr 2016
Research article |
| 15 Apr 2016
The biogeophysical climatic impacts of anthropogenic land use change during the Holocene
M. Clare Smith
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Centre for Past Climate Change and Department of Meteorology,
University of Reading, Reading, UK
Joy S. Singarayer
Centre for Past Climate Change and Department of Meteorology,
University of Reading, Reading, UK
Paul J. Valdes
School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol,
UK
Jed O. Kaplan
Institute of Earth Surface Dynamics, University of Lausanne,
Lausanne, Switzerland
Nicholas P. Branch
School of Archaeology, Geography and Environmental Science,
University of Reading, Reading, UK
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Short summary
We used climate modelling to estimate the biogeophysical impacts of agriculture on the climate over the last 8000 years of the Holocene. Our results show statistically significant surface temperature changes (mainly cooling) from as early as 7000 BP in the JJA season and throughout the entire annual cycle by 2–3000 BP. The changes were greatest in the areas of land use change but were also seen in other areas. Precipitation was also affected, particularly in Europe, India, and the ITCZ region.
We used climate modelling to estimate the biogeophysical impacts of agriculture on the climate...
