Regional nested model simulations of present day and 2 x CO2 climate over the central plains of the U.S.

Climatic Change

Volumn 40, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 457-493

  Giorgi, Filippo ^a   Mearns, Linda O ^a   Shields, Christine ^a   Mcdaniel, Larry ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PERFORMANCE; CARBON DIOXIDE ENRICHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; MODEL;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031772594     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1005384803949     Document Type: Article

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