The biogeophysical climatic impacts of anthropogenic land use change during  the Holocene

Smith, M. Clare; Singarayer, Joy S.; Valdes, Paul J.; Kaplan, Jed O.; Branch, Nicholas P.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-12-923-2016

Articles | Volume 12, issue 4

https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-12-923-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-12-923-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 12, issue 4

Research article

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15 Apr 2016

Research article |

| 15 Apr 2016

The biogeophysical climatic impacts of anthropogenic land use change during the Holocene

M. Clare Smith, Joy S. Singarayer, Paul J. Valdes, Jed O. Kaplan, and Nicholas P. Branch

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RC C2123: 'Review of the manuscript The biogeophysical climatic impacts of anthropogenic land use change during the Holocene by Smith et al. submitted for publication in Climate of the Past', Anonymous Referee #1, 23 Oct 2015
- AC C2756: 'Authors' response to Anonymous Referee #1 (cp-2015-138)', Clare Smith, 24 Dec 2015
RC C2129: 'Interactive comment on cp-2015-138 by Smith et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 26 Oct 2015
- AC C2748: 'Authors' response to Anonymous Referee #2 (cp-2015-138)', Clare Smith, 21 Dec 2015

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (31 Dec 2015) by Hugues Goosse

AR by Clare Smith on behalf of the Authors (11 Feb 2016) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (12 Feb 2016) by Hugues Goosse

RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (26 Feb 2016)

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by Editor) (01 Mar 2016) by Hugues Goosse

AR by Clare Smith on behalf of the Authors (11 Mar 2016) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (15 Mar 2016) by Hugues Goosse

AR by Clare Smith on behalf of the Authors (25 Mar 2016)

Short summary

We used climate modelling to estimate the biogeophysical impacts of agriculture on the climate over the last 8000 years of the Holocene. Our results show statistically significant surface temperature changes (mainly cooling) from as early as 7000 BP in the JJA season and throughout the entire annual cycle by 2–3000 BP. The changes were greatest in the areas of land use change but were also seen in other areas. Precipitation was also affected, particularly in Europe, India, and the ITCZ region.