Title: Biophysical effects of forest cover changes on climate
Lecture: Jun Ge, Assistant Professor
Time: Friday October 13, 2023 at 2:00 PM
Venue: Lecture Hall D103, School of Atmospheric Sciences, Xianlin Campus
Abstract: Large-scale forest cover change driven by human activities (e.g., deforestation and afforestation) can impact the momentum, energy and water exchange between land and atmosphere by modifying surface properties, resulting in profound impacts on local and regional climates. Understanding how forest cover change affects climate through biophysical processes not only helps us understand the contribution of human activities to climate change, but also guides us in optimizing land use and management to address climate change. Focusing on the biophysical effects of forest cover change, I will introduce the impact of large-scale deforestation/afforestation on day-to-day temperature variability and how air pollution control regulates the local climate effect of afforestation based on my latest research work.
Brief introduction to the speaker: Jun Ge is an assistant professor in the School of Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing University.His research concerns interactions between terrestrial ecosystems and the atmosphere. His recent works focus on the biophysical processes of vegetation changes and the impacts on climate, and the related works have been published in Nature Geoscience, Nature Communications and Geophysical Research Letters. He presided over a Youth Project and a General Project of the National Science Foundation of China.