Effects of tropical deforestation on global hydroclimate: A multimodel ensemble analysis

Journal of Climate

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1124-1141

  Hasler, Natalia ^a   Werth, David ^b   Avissar, Roni ^c  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b SAVANNAH RIVER NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE MODELS; BOOTSTRAP METHODS; COMMUNITY CLIMATE SYSTEM MODELS; CONTROL SIMULATIONS; GEOPOTENTIAL; INDIVIDUAL MODELS; LAND-COVER TYPES; MID-LATITUDES; MULTI-MODEL ENSEMBLES; MULTIMODEL ENSEMBLE ANALYSIS; TELECONNECTION MECHANISMS; TEMPORAL VARIABILITIES; TROPICAL DEFORESTATIONS; TROPICAL RAIN FORESTS;

DEFORESTATION; MODEL STRUCTURES; RAIN;

TROPICS;

ATMOSPHERE-BIOSPHERE INTERACTION; BOOTSTRAPPING; CLIMATE MODELING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORESTATION; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; LAND COVER; RAINFOREST; TELECONNECTION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TROPICAL FOREST; TROPICAL REGION;

DEFORESTATION; ENERGY; FORESTRY; MODELS; PRECIPITATION; RAIN; STRUCTURES;

EID: 64049101409     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2008JCLI2157.1     Document Type: Article

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