Biospheric aspects of the hydrological cycle

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 212-213, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 1-21

  Hutjes, R W A ^a   Kabat, P ^a   Running, S W ^b   Shuttleworth, W J ^c   Field, C ^x   Bass, B ^d   Da Silva Dias, M A F ^e   Avissar, R ^f   Becker, A ^g   Claussen, M ^g   Dolman, A J ^a   Feddes, R A ^a   Fosberg, M ^g   Fukushima, Y ^h   Gash, J H C ⁱ   Guenni, L ^j   Hoff, H ^g   Jarvis, P G ^j   Kayane, I ^k   Krenke, A N ^l   Liu, Changming ^m   Meybeck, M ⁿ   Nobre, C A ^o   Oyebande, L ^p   Pitman, A ^q   Pielke Sr , R A ^r   Raupach, M ^s   Saugier, B ⁿ   Schulze, E D ^t   Sellers, P J ^x   Tenhunen, J D ^u   Valentini, R ^v   Victoria, R L ^e   Vorosmarty C J ^w   more..

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^f RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH   (Germany)

^h NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

ⁱ CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^j UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLÍVAR   (Venezuela)

^k UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^l INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY   (Russian Federation)

^m INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

ⁿ UNIVERSITÉ DE PARIS   (France)

^o INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^p UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

^q MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^r Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^s CSIRO   (Australia)

^t MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOGEOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^u UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^v UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^w UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^x University of Bayreuth ^*

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Author keywords

Biogeochemical cycle; Global carbon balance; Hydrological cycle; Natural variability; Terrestrial biosphere

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-BIOSPHERE INTERACTION; BIOSPHERE; CARBON FLUX; CARBON SINK; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE;

EID: 0032434793     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(98)00255-8     Document Type: Article

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