Multiple factors causing Holocene lake-level change in monsoonal and arid central Asia as identified by model experiments

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1115-1128

  Li, Yu ^a,b,c   Morrill, Carrie ^b,c  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian monsoon; CCSM3; Holocene; Lake evaporation; Lake level

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE FORCING; CLIMATE VARIATION; ENERGY BALANCE; EVAPORATION; HOLOCENE; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; ICE COVER; LAKE LEVEL; MONSOON; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOHYDROLOGY; WATER BUDGET;

CENTRAL ASIA;

EID: 77958152996     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-010-0861-8     Document Type: Article

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