Impacts of Large‐Scale Sahara Solar Farms on Global Climate and Vegetation Cover

Abstract Large‐scale photovoltaic solar farms envisioned over the Sahara desert can meet the world's energy demand while increasing regional rainfall and vegetation cover. However, adverse remote effects resulting from atmospheric teleconnections could offset such regional benefits. We use stat...

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Main Authors: Zhengyao Lu, Qiong Zhang, Paul A. Miller, Qiang Zhang, Ellen Berntell, Benjamin Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-01-01
Series:Geophysical Research Letters
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GL090789
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