Influence of the Changes in Land-Use and Land Cover on Temperature over Northern and North-Eastern India

This study explores the influence of land-use and land cover (LULC) changes on temperature over North India (NI) North-Eastern (NEI) during 1981–2006 by subtracting reanalysis from observed (observation minus (OMR) method). The normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) data AVHRR satellite for period were analyzed to understand type LULC this their linkage with change two regions. results OMR indicated that NI resulted a warming 0.03 °C, NEI cooling 1.5 °C. said an increase dry land/snow agriculture/fallow ~0.1% total area decrease shrubs/small dense forest about 0.1–0.2%. Over NEI, areas under agricultural/fallow land, open showed 0.8–2.4% period, dry/snow ~0.7–3.6%. comparison between analysis is due expansion decline forest. On other hand, attributed non-vegetated/small vegetated lands agricultural land/forest covers in period. has overall implication towards modeling studies impact assessment present as well future climate.