The different longwave and shortwave components of the surface radiation balance are discussed. Denudation or partial deforestation cause an increase in the ratio of reflected to incident radiatio at the earth's surface. Consequently net radiation will decrease and the ratio of sensible to latent heat flux (the Bowen ratio) will increase. Areas which in their original state are sources of latent heat, become foci for the generation of large amounts of sensible heat. This phenomenon has also been observed after partial deforestation. Particularly in areas of tropical rain forest the albedo effect of denudation is expected to have a great impact on local, regional and possibly global climate. Inclusion of this feature in global climate sensitivity models has received little attention so far.
182.2 (Sukzession, Alternanz (Wechsel) und Periodizität der Vegetation) 913 (Beziehungen zwischen Wald und landwirtschaftlich genutzten Flächen (Acker, Wiese, Weide usw.). Waldrodungen; Aufforstungen von landwirtschaftlichen Flächen; Wechselwirtschaft, wandernde Waldfeldwirtschaft. (Politik); Landnutzung [Siehe auch UDC 332.3 Landnutzung und Unterteilung für Querverweise und auch UDC 711.4 Landnutzung; UDC 712.2 Landschaftsplanung im allgemeinen]) 114.1 (Physikalische Bodeneigenschaften (Gleichlaufend mit UDK 631.43 geordnet))
