An overview of the rangelands atmosphere-hydrosphere-biosphere interaction study experiment in northeastern Asia (RAISE)

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 333, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-20

  Sugita, Michiaki ^a   Asanuma, Jun ^a   Tsujimura, Maki ^a   Mariko, Shigeru ^a   Lu, Minjiao ^b   Kimura, Fujio ^a   Azzaya, Dolgorsuren ^c   Adyasuren, Tsokhio ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b NAGAOKA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology   (Mongolia)

^d ECO Asia   (Mongolia)

Author keywords

Arid region; Climatic change; Environmental changes; Mongolia; RAISE; Rangelands

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOSYSTEMS; GROUNDWATER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOILS; SURFACE WATERS;

ECOSYSTEM ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES; HYDROSPHERE; RANGELANDS;

HYDROLOGY;

ARID REGIONS; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOSYSTEMS; GROUNDWATER; HYDROLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOILS; SURFACE WATERS;

ARID REGION; ATMOSPHERE-BIOSPHERE INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERE-HYDROSPHERE INTERACTION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; ECOTONE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; INTEGRATED APPROACH; RANGELAND; REGIONAL CLIMATE;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; MONGOLIA;

EID: 33846282719     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2006.07.032     Document Type: Article

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