Interannual variation in global-scale net primary production: Testing model estimates

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 367-392

  Malmström, Carolyn M ^a,b,c   Thompson, Matthew V ^a,b,d   Juday, Glenn P ^e   Los, Sietse O ^f,g   Randerson, James T ^a,b   Field, Christopher B ^a  

^a GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^f SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

^g NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 0000417380     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97GB01419     Document Type: Article

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