Effects of Cropland Expansion on the Regional Land Surface Radiative Energy Balance and Heat Fluxes in Northern China

Land use change can impact the land surface radiation budget and energy balance by changing biophysical processes. Based on satellite remote sensing data from 2000 to 2015, we quantitatively estimated radiative forcing induced cropland expansion during early 21st century in northern China. The results showed that heat flux atmosphere due was quite variable different climate zones. increased humid North China, whereas it decreased arid Northwest semiarid Inner Mongolia, Northeast Cropland woodland areas led a general decline atmosphere, which cooling effect climate. grassland displayed significant variations only China net latent both when grasslands were changed into cropland, but extents, produced differences between