Simulation of deforestation in eastern Amazonia using a high-resolution model

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 78, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 123-135

  Gandu, Adilson Wagner ^a   Cohen, Julia C P ^b   de Souza, José Ricardo S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATE MODELING; DEFORESTATION; GRASSLAND; RAINFOREST;

AMAZONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 3042740593     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-004-0048-5     Document Type: Article

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