Environmental effects of increased atmospheric carbon dioxide

Climate Research

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 149-164

  Soon, Willie ^a   Baliunas, Sallie L ^a   Robinson, Arthur B ^b   Robinson, Zachary W ^b  

^a HARVARD SMITHSONIAN CENTER FOR ASTROPHYSICS   (United States)

^b Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric and biological effects; Carbon dioxide; Global warming

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GLOBAL WARMING;

EID: 0033607078     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr013149     Document Type: Review

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