Frans-Jan Parmentier
Associate professor
Complexity revealed in the greening of the Arctic
Author
Summary, in English
As the Arctic warms, vegetation is responding, and satellite measures indicate widespread greening at high latitudes. This ‘greening of the Arctic’ is among the world’s most important large-scale ecological responses to global climate change. However, a consensus is emerging that the underlying causes and future dynamics of so-called Arctic greening and browning trends are more complex, variable and inherently scale-dependent than previously thought. Here we summarize the complexities of observing and interpreting high-latitude greening to identify priorities for future research. Incorporating satellite and proximal remote sensing with in-situ data, while accounting for uncertainties and scale issues, will advance the study of past, present and future Arctic vegetation change.
Department/s
- MERGE: ModElling the Regional and Global Earth system
- Dept of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science
Publishing year
2020-01-31
Language
English
Pages
106-117
Publication/Series
Nature Climate Change
Volume
10
Issue
2
Document type
Journal article review
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
Topic
- Climate Research
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 1758-678X