Integrated regional changes in arctic climate feedbacks: Implications for the global climate system

Annual Review of Environment and Resources

Volumn 31, Issue , 2006, Pages 61-91

  McGuire, A David ^a   Chapin III, F S ^a   Walsh, John E ^a   Wirth, Christian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOGEOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Albedo; Climate system; Greenhouse gases; Permafrost; Polar amplification

Indexed keywords

FRESHWATER BALANCE; GLOBAL CLIMATE SYSTEM; GREENHOUSE GASES; POLAR AMPLIFICATION;

CLIMATOLOGY; FEEDBACK; OCEANOGRAPHY; PERMAFROST;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

EID: 33751003243     PISSN: 15435938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.energy.31.020105.100253     Document Type: Conference Paper

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