Quantitative estimation of climatic parameters from vegetation data in North America by the mutual climatic range technique

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 51, Issue , 2012, Pages 18-39

  Thompson, R S ^a   Anderson, K H ^b   Pelltier, R T ^a   Strickland, L E ^a   Bartlein, P J ^c   Shafer, S L ^d  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mutual Climatic Range; North America; Paleobotany; Paleoclimatology; Paleoecology; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

MUTUAL CLIMATIC RANGES; NORTH AMERICA; PALEOBOTANY; PALEOCLIMATOLOGY; PALEOECOLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATOLOGY; ESTIMATION; SUN; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VEGETATION;

PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE VARIATION; DATA SET; ESTIMATION METHOD; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; PALEOATMOSPHERE; PALEOBOTANY; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOECOLOGY; PLEISTOCENE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEASONALITY; SOLAR RADIATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VEGETATION HISTORY;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 84865071362     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2012.07.003     Document Type: Article

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