Interannual variability of surface energy exchange depends on stand age in a boreal forest fire chronosequence

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Liu, Heping ^a   Randerson, James T ^b  

^a Jackson State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; BOREAL FOREST; CHRONOSEQUENCE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATE VARIATION; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; ENERGY BUDGET; FOREST FIRE; NET ECOSYSTEM EXCHANGE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPRING (SEASON); STAND DYNAMICS; SUMMER; SURFACE ENERGY; VEGETATION COVER;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CONIFEROPHYTA; PICEA MARIANA; POACEAE; SALIX;

EID: 50549097495     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JG000483     Document Type: Article

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