Responses of net ecosystem exchanges of carbon dioxide to changes in cloudiness: Results from two North American deciduous forests

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D24, 1999, Pages 31421-31434

  Gu, Lianhong ^a   Fuentes, Jose D ^a   Shugart, Herman H ^a   Staebler, Ralf M ^b   Black, T A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-BIOSPHERE INTERACTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLOUD COVER; DECIDUOUS FOREST; ECOSYSTEM; RESPONSE ANALYSIS;

CANADA;

EID: 0001704617     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD901068     Document Type: Article

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