A new method of vegetation-climate classification in China

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1163-1173

  Yanling, Sun ^a,b   Xiaodong, Yan ^a   Deti, Xie ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

^b SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Accumulated temperature over 5 C; China; Climatic index; Coefficient C; Kappa statistic; Third correlative equation; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); EQUATIONS OF STATE; FORECASTING; FORESTRY; LANDFORMS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MAPS; MOISTURE; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; STATISTICAL METHODS;

CHINA; CLIMATE DATA; CLIMATIC INDEX; COEFFICIENT C; CONIFEROUS FORESTS; FOREST ZONES; KAPPA STATISTIC; KAPPA STATISTICS; THIRD CORRELATIVE EQUATION; TROPICAL RAIN FORESTS; VEGETATION DISTRIBUTION; WATER BALANCES;

VEGETATION;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE CLASSIFICATION; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DATA INTERPRETATION; HEAT BALANCE; TEMPERATE FOREST; VEGETATION CLASSIFICATION; WATER BUDGET;

FORECASTS; FORESTRY; KAPPA NUMBER; LEGISLATION; MAPS; MOISTURE; PLANTS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 48549099028     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.1509     Document Type: Article

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