The current state of carbon-cycle data assimilation

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 289-296

  Rayner, Peter J ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSPHERE; CARBON CYCLE; CLIMATE PREDICTION; DATA ASSIMILATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 77957654040     PISSN: 18773435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2010.05.005     Document Type: Review

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