Can uncertain landscape evolution models discriminate between landscape responses to stable and changing future climate? A millennial-scale test

Global and Planetary Change

Volumn 69, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 48-58

  Temme, A J A M ^a   Baartman, J E M ^a   Schoorl, J M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

climate change; landscape evolution model; LAPSUS; Monte Carlo method; South Africa; uncertainty analysis

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; PARAMETERIZATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 70349554070     PISSN: 09218181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2009.08.001     Document Type: Article

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