讲座简介：

    We used multiple estimates from remote sensing-based datasets and simulations from earth system models, and one statistical framework to attribute the enhanced vegetation growth in the northern-extratropical latitudes during the past three decades. Our findings reveal that the observed vegetation activity is consistent with the simulations with anthropogenic forcings, where the greenhouse gases forcing plays a dominant role, but not with that expected from internal climate variability and natural forcings only. This study provides clear evidence of a discernible human fingerprint on large-scale terrestrial vegetation dynamics.

    Dr. Mao Jiafu is a research scientist with the Ecosystems Simulations Science group in the Environmental Sciences Division and the Climate Change Science Institute.

He is currently working on different projects like the incorporation of the GLM/GCAM model systems in the CESM model (iESM project), the replication and parameter improvement of soil biogeochemical module for CLM (CSSEF project), the improvement of CLM dynamic carbon allocation using the Partitioning in Trees and Soils (PiTS) observations (SFA project), single-factor simulation and remote sensing evaluation of CLM and CESM at various spatial-temporal scales (SFA project).