Projected potential vegetation change in China under the SRES A2 and B2 scenarios

Advances in Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 126-138

  Jiang, Dabang ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Climate change; Potential vegetation; Projection; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 46749111878     PISSN: 02561530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00376-008-0126-1     Document Type: Article

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