Uncertainty in the difference between maps of future land change scenarios

Sustainability Science

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 39-50

  Pontius Jr , Robert Gilmore ^a   Neeti, Neeti ^a  

^a CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Calibration; Geomod; Model; Simulation; Validation

Indexed keywords

PRUNUS DOMESTICA;

EID: 77954088422     PISSN: 18624065     EISSN: 18624057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11625-009-0095-z     Document Type: Article

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