Note: Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- 1 Systematic Modeling of Land Use Impacts on Surface Climate -- 1.1…Introduction -- 1.2…Mechanism Research on the Influence of LUCC on Surface Climate -- 1.2.1 Influence of Physical Characteristics on Climate -- 1.2.2 Impacts on the Biogeochemical Process -- 1.3…Simulation of the Effects of LUCC on the Regional Climate Model -- 1.3.1 Development from the Global Climate Models to the Regional Climate Models -- 1.3.2 Research on the Integration of the Improved Land Surface Model and Regional Climate Model -- 1.4…Application of Regional Climate Model -- 1.4.1 Agricultural Land Development and Management -- 1.4.2 Urbanization and Its Regional Climate Effect -- 1.5…Summary -- References -- 2 Land Use Change Dynamics Model Compatible with Climate Models -- 2.1…LUCD: Framework and Modules -- 2.1.1 Land Use Change Dynamics Model -- 2.1.1.1 Model Structure -- 2.1.1.2 Economic Module -- 2.1.1.3 Vegetation Change Module -- 2.1.1.4 Agent-based Module -- 2.1.2 Concluding Remarks on LUCD Model -- 2.2…Weather Research and Forecasting Model -- 2.2.1 Development of WRF Model -- 2.2.2 Application of WRF Model -- 2.3…Global Models Combining Emission Scenarios with Land Use Changes -- 2.3.1 Overview of Global LUCC Simulation Models -- 2.3.2 Key Methods and Models to Combine Emission Scenarios with Land Use Changes -- 2.3.2.1 GCAM Model -- 2.3.2.2 GTAP-AEZ Model -- 2.3.3 Scenarios -- 2.3.4 Results and Analysis -- 2.3.5 Concluding Remarks on Combining Emission Scenarios with Land Use Changes -- 2.4…Summary -- References -- 3 Spatially Explicit Land-Use and Land-Cover Scenarios for China -- 3.1…Possible Trends of Land Use Changes in China -- 3.1.1 Data -- 3.1.1.1 Land Use Data -- 3.1.1.2 Socio-Economic Data -- 3.1.2 Methods -- 3.1.2.1 GCAM Model -- 3.1.2.2 Land Allocation -- 3.1.2.3 CO2 Emissions. , CO2 Emissions from the AgLU Module -- CO2 Emissions from ERB Module -- 3.1.3 Scenarios -- 3.1.3.1 Socio-economic Analysis on China -- 3.1.3.2 Scenarios Design -- BAU Scenario -- Control Scenario One: REG Scenario -- Control Scenario Two: CES Scenario -- 3.1.4 Land Use Changes Under Different Scenarios -- 3.1.4.1 Accuracy Analysis of Land Use Simulation -- 3.1.4.2 Simulation of Land Use Change Under Three Scenarios -- Land Use Change Under BAU Scenario -- Land Use Change Under REG Scenario -- Land Use Change Under CES Scenario -- 3.1.5 CO2 Emissions from Land Use Change -- 3.1.6 Concluding Remarks on the Tendency of Land Use Changes in China -- 3.2…Scenarios of LUCC in China -- 3.2.1 Scenario Design and Downscaling Simulation Method -- 3.2.1.1 Scenario Design -- 3.2.1.2 Data -- 3.2.1.3 Models -- 3.2.2 Simulation of the Pattern of LUCC in China -- 3.2.2.1 Simulation Scheme -- 3.2.2.2 Simulation Results -- 3.2.3 Concluding Remarks on Scenarios of the Future LUCC -- 3.3…Reclassified LUCC for the Simulation of Regionalized Impacts -- 3.3.1 Data Preparation -- 3.3.2 Methodology -- 3.3.2.1 Selecting the Spatial Agreement Samples of Vegetation for Data Mining -- 3.3.2.2 Constructing the Classification Method to Identify Vegetation Types -- 3.3.3 Results and Discussion -- 3.3.3.1 Evaluating the Accuracy of the Land Cover Classification -- 3.3.3.2 Validation with the Ground Reference Data -- 3.3.4 Concluding Remarks on the Reclassified LUCC -- 3.4…Summary -- References -- 4 Projected Impacts of Cultivated Land Changes on Surface Climates in China -- 4.1…Impacts of Cultivated Land Reclamation on the Climate and Grain Production in Northeast China in the Future 30 years -- 4.1.1 Data and Methodology -- 4.1.1.1 Introduction of the Study Area -- 4.1.1.2 Experiment Design -- 4.1.1.3 Data and Processing -- 4.1.2 Results. , 4.1.3 Concluding Remarks on the Cultivated Land Reclamation -- 4.2…Possible Biogeophysical Effects of Cultivated Land Conversion in Northeast China in 2010--2030 -- 4.2.1 Data and Methodology -- 4.2.1.1 Scenario Design of Land Use Change -- 4.2.1.2 Simulation with the DLS Model -- 4.2.1.3 Simulation with WRF Model -- 4.2.1.4 Data and Processing -- 4.2.2 Results and Discussion -- 4.2.2.1 Cultivated Land Change Under Different Scenarios -- 4.2.2.2 Influence of Future Cultivated Land Change on the Land Surface Energy Balance -- 4.2.2.3 Implication for the Land use Management -- 4.2.3 Concluding Remarks on Biogeophysical Effects of Cultivated Land Conversion -- 4.3…Estimated Effects of Land Cover Changes on the Near-Surface Temperature in North China -- 4.3.1 Method and Data Processing -- 4.3.1.1 Model and Experiment Design -- 4.3.1.2 Processing of Land Cover Data -- 4.3.1.3 Processing of meteorological data -- 4.3.2 Results -- 4.3.2.1 Characteristics of LUCC in the North China Plain during 1992--2005 -- 4.3.2.2 Ability of the WRF Model to Simulate the Temperature Change in the North China Plain -- 4.3.2.3 Analysis of Test Results -- 4.3.3 Concluding Remarks on the Studies of North China -- 4.4…Summary -- References -- 5 Simulation of the Plausible Climate Effects of Ecological Restoration Programs in China -- 5.1…A Scenario-Based Analysis of Afforestation and Its Impact on the Regional Surface Climate in Jiangxi Province, China -- 5.1.1 Data and Methodology -- 5.1.1.1 Simulation Scheme -- 5.1.1.2 Atmospheric Forcing Data -- 5.1.1.3 Underlying Surface Data -- 5.1.2 Impacts of Afforestation on the Regional Surface Climate -- 5.1.2.1 Effects on the Annual Average Temperature -- 5.1.2.2 Effects on the Annual Average Precipitation -- 5.1.2.3 Effects on the Monthly Climate -- 5.1.3 Concluding Remarks on Afforestation in Jiangxi Province. , 5.2…Projection of the Biogeophysical Effects of Green for Grain Project in the Semiarid Grassland Area -- 5.2.1 Data Source and Handling -- 5.2.1.1 Land Cover Data -- 5.2.1.2 Forcing Data -- 5.2.2 Methodology -- 5.2.2.1 Experiment Design -- 5.2.3 Scenario Design -- 5.2.4 Land Cover Changes from 2010 to 2050 in the Semiarid Grassland Area of China -- 5.2.5 Effects of Land Cover Conversion on Energy Balance in the Semiarid Grassland Area of China -- 5.2.5.1 Latent Heat Flux -- 5.2.5.2 Downward Shortwave Radiation -- 5.2.6 Concluding Remarks on Biogeophysical Effects of Green for Grain Project -- 5.3…Numerical Simulation of the Effects of Grassland Degradation on the Surface Climate in Overgrazing Area of Northwest China -- 5.3.1 Data and Methodology -- 5.3.1.1 Case Study Area -- 5.3.1.2 Data Resource -- 5.3.1.3 Test Design -- 5.3.2 Results -- 5.3.2.1 Forecast of Future Grassland Degradation in Overgrazing Areas of Northwest China During 2010--2040 -- 5.3.2.2 Result of the Control Test -- 5.3.2.3 Effects of Grassland Degradation on the Land Surface Temperature -- 5.3.2.4 The Effect of Grassland Degradation on Precipitation -- 5.3.3 Concluding Remarks on the Surface Climatic Effects of Grassland Degradation -- 5.4…Summary -- References -- 6 Regional Climate Impacts of Future Urbanization in China -- 6.1…Simulated Climate Impacts of Future Urbanization for the Great Beijing Area -- 6.1.1 Data and Methodology -- 6.1.1.1 Study Area -- 6.1.1.2 Simulation Scheme -- 6.1.2 Results and Discussion -- 6.1.2.1 Spatiotemporal Pattern of Urban Expansion Since 1995 -- 6.1.2.2 Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Temperature and Precipitation in the Great Beijing Area during 1995--2005 -- 6.1.2.3 Urban Area Change from 2010 to 2030 -- 6.1.2.4 Results of the Numerical Simulation -- 6.1.3 Concluding Remarks on Future Urbanization and its Climate Effects in the Great Beijing Area. , 6.2…Estimated Biogeophysical Effects of Urbanization in Southern Jiangsu Province -- 6.2.1 Data and Methodology -- 6.2.1.1 Data Sources -- 6.2.1.2 DLS Model -- 6.2.2 Results -- 6.2.2.1 Scenario Analysis of Future Land use in Southern Jiangsu Province -- 6.2.3 Impacts of Future Land use Change on Regional Temperature in Southern Jiangsu Province -- 6.2.4 Key Impact Mechanisms of Future Land use Change on Regional Temperature in Southern Jiangsu Province -- 6.2.5 Concluding Remarks on Urbanization and its Climate Effects in Southern Jiangsu Province -- 6.3…Projected Climate Impacts of Urbanization in Wuhan Metropolitan -- 6.3.1 Study Area and Data Sources -- 6.3.1.1 Study Area -- 6.3.1.2 Data Sources -- 6.3.2 Methodology -- 6.3.2.1 Research Framework -- Urban land Expansion Scenario -- Scenario Analysis of Urban Land Expansion on Surface Climate -- 6.3.2.2 Partitioned and Asynchronous Cellular Automata Model -- 6.3.3 Results -- 6.3.3.1 Urbanization Pattern Scenarios for Wuhan Metropolitan -- 6.3.3.2 Scenario Simulation of Urban Land Expansion for Wuhan Metropolitan -- 6.3.3.3 Scenario Analysis of Urban land Expansion on Climate Change Impacts -- 6.3.4 Concluding Remarks on Urbanization and its Climate Effects in Wuhan Metropolitan -- 6.4…Summary -- References -- 7 International Comparisons of the Modeled Climate Effects of Land Use Changes -- 7.1…Potential Climate Impacts of Land Reclamation in India -- 7.1.1 Model and Data -- 7.1.1.1 Simulation Schemes -- 7.1.1.2 Data -- 7.1.2 Results -- 7.1.2.1 Cultivated Land Changes in India -- 7.1.2.2 Model Validation -- 7.1.2.3 Possible Impacts of the Cultivated Land Reclamation on the Energy Flux -- 7.1.2.4 Possible Impacts of the Cultivated land Reclamation on Air Temperature -- 7.1.3 Concluding Remarks on Land Reclamation in India. , 7.2…Possible Impacts of Boreal Deforestation on the Near-Surface Temperature in the European Russia.