Downscaling socioeconomic and emissions scenarios for global environmental change research: A review

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 393-404

  van Vuuren, Detlef P ^a   Smith, Steve J ^b   Riahi, Keywan ^c  

^a PBL NETHERLANDS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOWN-SCALING; EMISSIONS SCENARIOS; GLOBAL CHANGE; GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; GRID LEVELS; SPATIAL SCALE;

TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 79851474013     PISSN: 17577780     EISSN: 17577799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wcc.50     Document Type: Article

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