Aridity and the potential physiological response of C3 crops to doubled atmospheric CO2: A simple demonstration of the sensitivity of the Canadian Prairies

Boundary-Layer Meteorology

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 483-496

  Raddatz, R L ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aridity; Climate change; Convective rainfall; Soil moisture

Indexed keywords

CROPS; HYDROLOGY; MOISTURE; RAIN; SOILS; VEGETATION;

ATMOSPHERIC CONCENTRATION;

METEOROLOGY;

ARIDITY; BOWEN RATIO; C3 PLANT; CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PRAIRIE;

FARM CROPS; HYDROLOGY; METEOROLOGY; MOISTURE; PLANTS; RAIN; SOIL;

CANADA;

EID: 0037408702     PISSN: 00068314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022186716121     Document Type: Article

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