Global response of the terrestrial biosphere to CO2 and climate change using a coupled climate-carbon cycle model

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2002, Pages

  Berthelot, M ^a   Friedlingstein, P ^a   Ciais, P ^a   Monfray, P ^a   Dufresne, J L ^b   Le Treut, H ^b   Fairhead, L ^b  

^a LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE DE MÉTÉOROLOGIE DYNAMIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Climate change impact; Terrestrial carbon cycle

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE ENRICHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM;

EID: 0037697513     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001gb001827     Document Type: Article

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