Jonathan Karr

Possible climatic impacts of amazonia deforestation

Authors: Nobre, Carlos A.
Source: Water Management of the Amazon Basin, (245-260)
Editors: Braga, Benedite P. F., Jr., and Fernandez-Jauregui, Carlos A.

Date: August 1991

Table-1: Hyrdologic cycle of the Amazon Region

Research
Rainfall
Transpiration
Evapotranspiration
Runoff

mm
mm
%
mm/day
mm
%
mm/day
mm
%
Marques et al. 1980
2328



1260
54.2
3.5
1068
45.8

23289



1000
43.0 2.7
1328
57.0

2328



1330
57.1
3.6
998
42.9
Villa Nova et al. 1976
2000



1460
73.0
4.0
540
27.0





1168
58.4
3.2
832
41.6

2105



1569
73.4
4.3
532
26.6
Molion 1975
2379



1146
48.2
3.2
1233
51.8
Ribeiro et al. 1979
2478



1536
62.2
4.2
942
38.0





1508
60.8
4.1
970
39.2
Ipean 1978
2179



1475
67.5
4.0
704
32.5





1320
60.6
3.6
859
39.4
Dmet 1978
2207



1452
65.8
4.0
755
34.2





1306
59.2
3.6
901
40.8
Jordan et al. 1981
3664
1722
47.0
4.7
1905
52.0
5.2
1759
48.0
Leopolo et al. 1981
2089
1014
48.5
2.7
1542
74.1
4.1
5441
25.9
Leopolo et al. 1982
2075
1287
62.0
3.5
1675
80.7
4.6
400
19.3
Shuttleworth 1988
2636
992
37.6
2.7
1320
50.0
3.6


Able-2B 1987 (1 month)
290



157
54.1
5.2




Table-2: Summary of Surface Variables for Control (C) and Deforested (D) Simulations Averaged over 3 years for Amazonia

Surface Variable
Control
Deforested
Precent Difference
Evapotranspiration (m/d)
3.12
2.27
-27.2%
Precipitation (m/d)
6.60
5.26
-20.3%
Soil Moisture (cm)
16.13
6.66
-58.7%
Runoff (m/d)
3.40
3.00
-11.9%
Net Raditation (W/m^2)
147.29
125.96
-14.4%
Temperature (C)
23.55
25.98
10.3%
Sensible Heat (W/m^2)
57.19
60.15
5.2%
Bowen Ratio
0.85
1.50
76.5%


Table 4: Mean water budget for Amazonia. The data re 12-month mean (January to December) values


Total Precipitation (P) (mm/year)
Evapotranspiration (E) (mm/year)
E-P
E/P
Precipitable Water (mm)
Control
2464
1657
-807
0.67
37.7
Deforestation
1821
1161
-661
0.63
35.4
Difference
-642
-496
+146
-0.04
-2.3
Change (%)
-26.1
-30.0
+18.0
-5.9
-6.1

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