Impact of vegetation on land-atmosphere coupling strength and its implication for desertification mitigation over East Asia

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 12, 2012, Pages

  Myoung, Boksoon ^a   Choi, Yong Sang ^a   Choi, Suk Jin ^b   Park, Seon Ki ^a  

^a Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Atmospheric Prediction Systems   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DROUGHT; REFORESTATION; SOIL MOISTURE; WATER SUPPLY;

ASIAN COUNTRIES; COUPLED MODELS; COUPLING CHARACTERISTIC; COUPLING STRENGTHS; DRY LAND; DUST TRANSPORT; EAST ASIA; EASTERN EDGE; GOBI DESERT; LAND SURFACE; MIDLATITUDES; PLANTED TREES; TIANJIN; TREE PLANTINGS; VEGETATION FRACTIONS; WARM SEASONS; WESTERN UNITED STATES;

VEGETATION;

AFFORESTATION; ARID REGION; ATMOSPHERE-BIOSPHERE INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BOUNDARY LAYER; DESERTIFICATION; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; LAND SURFACE; SOIL MOISTURE; TREE PLANTING; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA; FAR EAST; GOBI DESERT; TIANJIN;

EID: 84863425269     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD017143     Document Type: Article

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