Paleoclimate simulations for North America over the past 21,000 years: Features of the simulated climate and comparisons with paleoenvironmental data

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 17, Issue 6-7, 1998, Pages 549-585

  Bartlein, P J ^a   Anderson, K H ^b   Anderson, P M ^c   Edwards, M E ^d   Mock, C J ^a   Thompson, R S ^e   Webb, R S ^f   Webb III, T ^g   Whitlock, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^e DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^f NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^g BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MODELING; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOENVIRONMENT;

NORTH AMERICA;

ABIES; ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; PICEA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; TRIDENTATA;

EID: 0031926181     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-3791(98)00012-2     Document Type: Article

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