Evaluation of modelled regional water balance using lake status data: A comparison of 6 ka simulations with the NCAR CCM

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 17, Issue 6-7, 1998, Pages 535-548

  Qin, Boqiang ^a   Harrison, Sandy P ^a   Kutzbach, John E ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; HOLOCENE; LAKE; WATER BUDGET;

EID: 0031901804     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-3791(98)00011-0     Document Type: Article

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