TIMBER v0.1: a conceptual framework for emulating temperature responses to tree cover change
Shruti Nath,Lukas Gudmundsson,Jonas Schwaab,Gregory Duveiller,Steven J. De Hertog,Suqi Guo,Felix Havermann,Fei Luo,Iris Manola,Julia Pongratz,Sonia I. Seneviratne,Carl F. Schleussner,Wim Thiery,and Quentin Lejeune
Integrative Research Institute on Transformations of Human-Environment Systems (IRI THESys) and Geography Department, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Tree cover changes play a significant role in climate mitigation and adaptation. Their regional impacts are key in informing national-level decisions and prioritising areas for conservation efforts. We present a first step towards exploring these regional impacts using a simple statistical device, i.e. emulator. The emulator only needs to train on climate model outputs representing the maximal impacts of aff-, re-, and deforestation, from which it explores plausible in-between outcomes itself.
Tree cover changes play a significant role in climate mitigation and adaptation. Their regional...