Space, time and nesting Integrated Assessment Models

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1732-1749

  Oxley, T ^a   ApSimon, H M ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CLRTAP; Integrated Assessment Modelling; Scale; Science policy interaction; Space; Time

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLLUTION CONTROL; SULFUR;

INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT MODELING; MULTI-POLLUTANT EFFECTS; POLLUTION ABATEMENT MEASURES; TRANSBOUNDARY FLUXES;

AIR POLLUTION;

AIR QUALITY; ASSESSMENT METHOD; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CLIMATE CHANGE; EMISSION; POLICY APPROACH; SULFUR;

EID: 34547663184     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2007.02.002     Document Type: Article

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