Variations in the predicted spatial distribution of atmospheric nitrogen deposition and their impact on carbon uptake by terrestrial ecosystems

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 13, 1997, Pages 15849-15866

  Holland, Elisabeth A ^a   Braswell, B H ^b   Lamarque, Jean François ^a   Townsend, Alan ^a,c   Sulzman, James ^a   Müller, Jean François ^d   Dentener, Frank ^e   Brasseur, Guy ^a   Levy II, H ^f   Penner, Joyce E ^g   Roelofs, Geert Jan ^h  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d BELGIAN INSTITUTE FOR SPACE AERONOMY   (Belgium)

^e WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^f NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^h UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON UPTAKE; GLOBAL CARBON CYCLE; NITROGEN DEPOSITION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM;

EID: 0031444331     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jd03164     Document Type: Article

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