Climate change generates more Arctic tundra vegetation
Wednesday, April 11, 2012 - 08:03
in Earth & Climate
Researchers in Finland have discovered that climate change has impacted various regions of the Arctic tundra by helping increase the levels of vegetation. Their data suggest that this rise could potentially speed up global warming. The Finnish Meteorological Institute researchers used satellite observations to assess how vegetation impacts snowmelt and, in turn, the terrestrial albedo (i.e. reflectivity) in the Arctic tundra regions. The team gathered the necessary information over a 16-year period during the March to June months.