Simulated responses of potential vegetation to doubled-CO2 climate change and feedbacks on near-surface temperature

Global Ecology and Biogeography

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 171-180

  Betts, Richard A ^a   Cox, Peter M ^a   Woodward, F Ian ^b  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change; Doubled CO2; Earth system modelling; General circulation model; Global warming; Plant physiology; Potential vegetation; Vegetation feedbacks; Vegetation model; Vegetation structure

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE ENRICHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; GLOBAL WARMING; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

EID: 0033915099     PISSN: 1466822X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.2000.00160.x     Document Type: Article

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