@article{fdi:010085080,
  title = {{E}nhanced spring warming in a {M}editerranean mountain by atmospheric circulation},
  author = {{B}ruley, {E}. and {M}ouillot, {F}lorent and {L}auvaux, {T}. and {R}ambal, {S}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{W}e analyzed trends of air temperature across the {C}evennes {N}ational {P}ark in {S}outhern {F}rance, a mid-altitude coastal mountain experiencing a rapid spread of forests at the expense of rangelands and submitted to {M}editerranean {S}ea influences and so, impacted by local and regional processes of climate change. {S}ince 1980, {A}pril to {J}une warming trend reached a maximum temperature increase of + 0.124 degrees {C} year(-1) and uniform whatever the altitude. {M}inimum temperature increased by + 0.058 degrees {C} year(-1) at 500 m altitude and + 0.089 degrees {C} year(-1) at 1500 m. {C}oncomitantly, forest cover is increasing by + 0.51% year(-1). {U}sing an intrinsic biophysical mechanism model, we demonstrated that, at monthly scale, the forest surface is 1.7-3.1 degrees {C} cooler than that of nearby grasslands. {A}s a result, the decrease in albedo corresponding to the conversion from grasslands to dense forests, translates into a cooling of maximum air temperatures of 0.023 degrees {C} year(-1) which contributes to slow down the warming rate enhancement. {S}pring warming trends co-varied with negative {W}e{MO} phases associated with a low in the {G}ulf of {C}adiz and an anticyclone in {C}entral {E}urope. {A}n east to west pressure gradient increases atmospheric humidity leading to a strong water vapor feedback, enhancing the forcing of thermal long wave radiations and hence the rise in temperature.},
  keywords = {{FRANCE} ; {ZONE} {MEDITERRANEENNE} ; {CEVENNES} {PARC} {NATIONAL}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{S}cientific {R}eports - {N}ature},
  volume = {12},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {7721 [12 ]},
  ISSN = {2045-2322},
  year = {2022},
  DOI = {10.1038/s41598-022-11837-x},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010085080},
}