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Two numerical experiments were performed for sensitivity study of surface albedo, one was a control run in which the albedo values for snow-free surfaces were prescribed as constant; the other was a sensitivity run in which an albedo with seasonal variation was incorporated into the model show that the simulation of precipitation is sensitive to the surface albedo variations, especially those over Eastern Asia and the Sahara. Changes in surface albedo also have an impact on the monthly mean sea level pressure, especially on the July-mean Western Pacific subtropical high. Surface air temperature decreased over most of the Eastern Asia but increases over most of the Antarctica in July.
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Lin, Z.H., Zeng, Q.C. & Ouyang, B. Sensitivity of the IAP two-level AGCM to surface albedo variations. Theor Appl Climatol 55, 157–162 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00864711
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