Dryland habitats expanded by 4 - 8 % in the 20th century and now cover 40 % of the global terrestrial surface. (sciencedaily.com)
The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of the NAO on projected changes in winter (December - March average) terrestrial surface air temperature (SAT) and precipitation (P) over the next 30 — 50 years. (link.springer.com)
However, it is clear that complete assessment of the role of the future terrestrial surface in the global climate system requires a sophisticated consideration of both natural and managed lands, and so all GVMs aimed at future predictions need to incorporate parameterizations of anthropogenically altered landscapes. (pnas.org)