CO2, climate, and vegetation feedbacks at the Last Glacial Maximum

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D24, 1999, Pages 31191-31198

  Levis, Samuel ^a,c   Foley, Jonathan A ^a   Pollard, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-BIOSPHERE INTERACTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; FEEDBACK MECHANISM; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; PALEOCLIMATE; VEGETATION;

EID: 0038532675     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD900837     Document Type: Article

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