Comparison of simulated changes of climate in Asia for two scenarios: Early Miocene to present, and present to future enhanced greenhouse

Global and Planetary Change

Volumn 41, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 157-165

  Kutzbach, John E ^a   Behling, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Asia; Climate; Early Miocene

Indexed keywords

BIOME; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GREENHOUSE GAS; MIOCENE;

ASIA; EURASIA;

EID: 3242729593     PISSN: 09218181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2004.01.015     Document Type: Conference Paper

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