Statistical and dynamical assessment of vegetation feedbacks on climate over the boreal forest

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 691-712

  Notaro, Michael ^a   Liu, Zhengyu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Albedo; Boreal forest; Climate; Temperature; Vegetation feedback

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ALBEDO; ATMOSPHERE-BIOSPHERE INTERACTION; BOREAL FOREST; CLIMATE EFFECT; FEEDBACK MECHANISM; FOREST COVER; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TRANSPIRATION;

EURASIA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 52549132944     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-008-0368-8     Document Type: Article

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