The sensitivity of terrestrial carbon storage to historical climate variability and atmospheric CO2 in the United States

Tellus, Series B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 414-452

  Tian, H ^a   Melillo, J M ^a   Kicklighter, D W ^a   Mcguire, A D ^b   Helfrich, J ^a  

^a ECOSYSTEMS CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-BIOSPHERE INTERACTION; CARBON DIOXIDE ENRICHMENT; CARBON SINK; CLIMATE CHANGE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032876135     PISSN: 02806509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/tellusb.v51i2.16318     Document Type: Article

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