Role of vegetation change in future climate under the A1B scenario and a climate stabilisation scenario, using the HadCM3C Earth system model

Biogeosciences

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 4739-4756

  Falloon, P D ^a   Dankers, R ^a   Betts, R A ^a   Jones, C D ^a   Booth, B B B ^a   Lambert, F H ^b  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

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ALBEDO; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DECISION MAKING; GRASS; LATITUDE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SHRUB; STABILIZATION; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

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EID: 84870200363     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-9-4739-2012     Document Type: Article

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