Impact of albedo change on the climate benefit of conservation agriculture in sub-humid Zimbabwe
Souleymane Diop
CLand - Cirad
This work aims to contribute to the better understanding of the impact of conservation agriculture on climate by investigating the effect of tillage and crop residue management and their interaction with soil type on albedo, surface temperature and on the energy budget in two long-term experiments in Zimbabwe. This study will also contribute to improve the albedo module in the soil-crop model STICS and in the land surface and crop model ORCHIDEE-CROP.
