Use of ISLSCP II data to intercompare and validate the terrestrial net primary production in a land surface model coupled to a general circulation model

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Dan, Li ^a   Ji, Jinjun ^a   He, Yong ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

^b China Meteorological Administration   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CLIMATOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); VEGETATION;

BOREAL FOREST; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; LAND SURFACE; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; MODEL VALIDATION; MODIS; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PRIMARY PRODUCTION; VEGETATION TYPE;

ASIA; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547933530     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD007721     Document Type: Article

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