Diagnosing the equilibrium state of a coupled global biosphere-atmosphere model

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 9, 2011, Pages

  Sun, Shanshan ^a   Wang, Guiling ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSPHERICS; GEOLOGIC MODELS; TRANSPIRATION; VEGETATION; WATER SUPPLY;

ATMOSPHERIC MODEL; CONCEPTUAL MODEL; CONCEPTUAL MODELING; EQUILIBRIUM STATE; FULLY-COUPLED; HIGH SENSITIVITY; LAND MODEL; LAND-SURFACE PROCESS; LOW SENSITIVITY; NUMERICAL MODELS; OFF-LINE SIMULATIONS; PARAMETERIZED; PHYSICALLY BASED; PLANT TRANSPIRATION; PROCESS-BASED MODELING; SOUTH AMERICA; VEGETATION CHANGE; VEGETATION COVER; WEST AFRICA;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; BIOSPHERE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EVAPORATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY);

SOUTH AMERICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 79957498779     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JD015224     Document Type: Article

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