Interannual Atmosphere-Biosphere Variation: Implications for observation and modeling

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 105, Issue D15, 2000, Pages 20055-20063

  Prince, S D ^a   Goward, S N ^a   Goetz, S ^a   Czajkowski, K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-BIOSPHERE INTERACTION; CLIMATE MODELING;

EID: 0033788816     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900177     Document Type: Article

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