Self-organized criticality in closed ecosystems: Carbon dioxide fluctuations in biosphere

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 597-602

  Cronise, Raymond J ^a   Noever, David A ^a   Brittain, Andrew ^a  

^a NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biosphere 2; Carbon dioxide fluctuations; Self organized criticality

Indexed keywords

BIOSPHERE 2; CARBON DIOXIDE FLUCTUATION; ECOLOGICAL BEHAVIOUR; ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL; SELF ORGANIZED CRITICALITY;

EID: 0030434085     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0088(199605)16:5<597::AID-JOC28>3.0.CO;2-J     Document Type: Article

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