Albedo over the boreal forest

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 24, 1997, Pages 28901-28909

  Betts, Alan K ^a   Ball, John H ^a  

^a Atmospheric Research   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROPHYTA; PICEA; PINUS BANKSIANA;

ALBEDO; BOREAL FOREST; BOREAS; FOREST BIOME; PINE; SPRUCE;

EID: 0031433409     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jd03876     Document Type: Article

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