Biases in the albedo sensitivity to deforestation  in CMIP5 models and their impacts on the  associated historical radiative forcing

Lejeune, Quentin; Davin, Edouard L.; Duveiller, Grégory; Crezee, Bas; Meier, Ronny; Cescatti, Alessandro; Seneviratne, Sonia I.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-11-1209-2020

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https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-11-1209-2020

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16 Dec 2020

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Biases in the albedo sensitivity to deforestation in CMIP5 models and their impacts on the associated historical radiative forcing

Quentin Lejeune, Edouard L. Davin, Grégory Duveiller, Bas Crezee, Ronny Meier, Alessandro Cescatti, and Sonia I. Seneviratne

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SC1: 'RF uncertainty', Ryan Bright, 18 Apr 2020
- AC1: 'Analysis now using the CERES-based albedo change kernel (CACK)', Quentin Lejeune, 13 Jul 2020
RC1: 'An innovative paper', Anonymous Referee #1, 18 Apr 2020
- AC2: 'Response to Anonymous Referee #1', Quentin Lejeune, 16 Jul 2020
RC2: 'Reviewer comments', Anonymous Referee #2, 12 May 2020
- AC3: 'Response to Anonymous Referee #2', Quentin Lejeune, 16 Jul 2020
RC3: 'Reviewer's Comments', Anonymous Referee #3, 05 Jun 2020
- AC4: 'Response to Anonymous Referee #3', Quentin Lejeune, 17 Jul 2020
- AC5: 'Response to Anonymous Referee #3', Quentin Lejeune, 17 Jul 2020

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (20 Jul 2020) by Gabriele Messori

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ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (01 Sep 2020) by Gabriele Messori

RR by Anonymous Referee #3 (11 Sep 2020)

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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (23 Sep 2020) by Gabriele Messori

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Trees are darker than crops or grasses; hence, they absorb more solar radiation. Therefore, land cover changes modify the fraction of solar radiation reflected by the land surface (its albedo), with consequences for the climate. We apply a new statistical method to simulations conducted with 15 recent climate models and find that albedo variations due to land cover changes since 1860 have led to a decrease in the net amount of energy entering the atmosphere by −0.09 W m² on average.