Impact of abrupt land cover changes by savanna fire on northern Australian climate

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 111, Issue 19, 2006, Pages

  Gorgen K ^a   Lynch, A H ^a   Marshall, A G ^a   Beringer, J ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; BOUNDARY LAYERS; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY BALANCE; FIRES; MOISTURE; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VEGETATION;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; BOUNDARY LAYER; CYCLONE; ENERGY BALANCE; FIRE; LAND COVER; MOISTURE FLUX; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SAVANNA; TROPOSPHERE; VEGETATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; PILBARA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 34247484138     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JD006860     Document Type: Article

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