Assessment of projected changes in upland environments using simple climatic indices

Climate Research

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 87-104

  Clark, J M ^a,e   Orr, H G ^b   Freer, J ^c   House, J I ^c   Smith, P ^d   Freeman, C ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Altitude; Climate change; Climatic index; Great Britain; Uplands

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; ANNUAL PRECIPITATION; CLIMATE PROJECTION; CLIMATIC CHANGES; CLIMATIC CONDITIONS; CLIMATIC INDEX; DEGREE OF CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; EMISSIONS SCENARIOS; GREAT BRITAIN; GROWING SEASON LENGTHS; LOW ALTITUDES; LOW EMISSION; PROJECTED AREA; RAPID ASSESSMENT; SOIL CARBON STORAGE; UPLAND AREA; UPLANDS; WATER DEFICITS;

ECOSYSTEMS; LANDFORMS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ALTITUDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; EUROPEAN UNION; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL CARBON; UPLAND REGION; VULNERABILITY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79551569935     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: 16161572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr00923     Document Type: Article

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