Atmosphere-land cover feedbacks alter the response of surface temperature to CO2 forcing in the western United States

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 24, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 237-251

  Diffenbaugh, Noah S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; FEEDBACK MECHANISM; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 16344377118     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-004-0503-0     Document Type: Article

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