Pre-industrial-potential and Last Glacial Maximum global vegetation simulated with a coupled climate-biosphere model: Diagnosis of bioclimatic relationships

Global and Planetary Change

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 295-312

  Crucifix, Michel ^a   Betts, Richard A ^a   Hewitt, Christopher D ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate modelling; Growing degree days; Last glacial maximum; Plant functional types; Precipitation; Temperature; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE MODELING; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; PALEOTEMPERATURE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); VEGETATION COVER;

EID: 14844337511     PISSN: 09218181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2004.10.001     Document Type: Article

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