Climate change and soil freezing dynamics: Historical trends and projected changes

Climatic Change

Volumn 87, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 421-434

  Henry, Hugh A L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ECOSYSTEMS; FREEZING; SOILS;

NUTRIENT LOSSES; SOIL FREEZING DYNAMICS; WINTER CLIMATE WARMING;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ANNUAL VARIATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; FREEZE-THAW CYCLE; FREEZING; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SNOWPACK; SOIL DYNAMICS; SOIL TEMPERATURE; WARMING;

ARCTIC; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 41049103650     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10584-007-9322-8     Document Type: Article

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