Precipitation as driver of carbon fluxes in 11 African ecosystems

Biogeosciences

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1027-1041

  Merbold, L ^a   Ardo J ^b   Arneth, A ^b   Scholes, R J ^c   Nouvellon, Y ^d,e   De Grandcourt, A ^d,e   Archibald, S ^c   Bonnefond, J M ^f   Boulain, N ^g   Brueggemann, N ^h   Bruemmer, C ^p   Cappelaere, B ^g   Ceschia, E ⁱ   El Khidir, H A M ^j   El Tahir, B A ^j   Falk, U ^k   Lloyd, J ⁿ   Kergoat, L ⁱ   Le Dantec, V ⁱ   Mougin, E ⁱ   Muchinda, M ^l   Mukelabai, M M ^l   Ramier, D ^g   Roupsard, O ^d,o   Timouk, F ⁱ   Veenendaal, E M ^m   Kutsch, W L ^a   more..

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOGEOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^d CIRAD   (France)

^e UR2PI ^*  (Congo)

^f BORDEAUX SCIENCES AGRO   (France)

^g INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^h KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

ⁱ CESBIO   (France)

^j El Obeid Research Station   (Sudan)

^k UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^l Zambia Meteorological Department   (Zambia)

^m WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^o CATIE   (Costa Rica)

^p UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

more..

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSIMILATION EFFICIENCY; ATMOSPHERE-BIOSPHERE INTERACTION; CARBON FLUX; DATA SET; EDDY COVARIANCE; GRASSLAND; LAND SURFACE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINFALL; RESPIRATION; SATELLITE IMAGERY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM; VAPOR PRESSURE; WATER FLOW; WATER VAPOR; WOODLAND;

AFRICA;

EID: 69549143189     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-6-1027-2009     Document Type: Article

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