A review on vegetation models and applicability to climate simulations at regional scale

Asia-Pacific Journal of Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 463-475

  Myoung, Boksoon ^a   Choi, Yong Sang ^a   Park, Seon Ki ^a  

^a Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Biogeochemical model; Biogeographical model; Climate change; DGVM; Regional climate model; Vegetation model

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863115450     PISSN: 19767633     EISSN: 19767951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13143-011-0031-x     Document Type: Review

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