On the influence of land cover on early Holocene climate in northern latitudes

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 109, Issue 21, 2004, Pages

  Rivers, Aaron R ^a   Lynch, Amanda H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Beringia; Holocene; Land atmosphere interactions

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-BIOSPHERE INTERACTION; CLIMATE FORCING; ENERGY BALANCE; HOLOCENE; LAND COVER; LAND SURFACE; PALEOCLIMATE;

ALASKA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAIRBANKS; NORTH AMERICA; SIBERIA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 13244286685     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JD004213     Document Type: Article

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