The impact of deforestation on orographic cloud formation in a complex tropical environment

Tropical Montane Cloud Forests: Science for Conservation and Management

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 538-548

  Nair, U S ^a   Ray, D K ^b   Lawton, R O ^a   Welch, R M ^a   Pielke, R A ^c   Calvo Alvarado, J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

^b Department of Forestry and Natural Resources Purdue University ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

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EID: 79951934481     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511778384.057     Document Type: Chapter

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