A dynamic global vegetation model for studies of the coupled atmosphere-biosphere system

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-33

  Krinner, G ^a   Viovy, Nicolas ^a   de Noblet Ducoudré, Nathalie ^a   Ogée, Jérôme ^a,b   Polcher, Jan ^a   Friedlingstein, Pierre ^a   Ciais, Philippe ^a   Sitch, Stephen ^c,d   Prentice, I Colin ^e  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b BORDEAUX SCIENCES AGRO   (France)

^c POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH   (Germany)

^d MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-BIOSPHERE INTERACTION; CARBON FLUX; VEGETATION COVER;

EID: 20044372237     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003GB002199     Document Type: Review

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