Science. 1975 Feb 7;187(4175):434-5.

Drought in the sahara: a biogeophysical feedback mechanism.

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Two integrations of a global general circulation model, differing only in the prescribed surface albedo in the Sahara, show that an increase in albedo resulting from a decrease in plant cover causes a decrease in rainfall. Thus any tendency for plant cover to decrease would be reinforced by a decrease in rainfall, and could initiate or perpetuate a drought.

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