The influence of dynamic vegetation on the present-day simulation and future projections of the south Asian summer monsoon in the HadGEM2 family

Earth System Dynamics

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 245-261

  Martin, G M ^a   Levine, R C ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASIAN SUMMER MONSOONS; CARBON CYCLES; CLIMATE CHANGE PROJECTIONS; CLIMATE SYSTEM; EARTH SYSTEMS; FUTURE CLIMATE; FUTURE PROJECTIONS; LAND COVER; MODEL COMPONENTS; MODEL CONFIGURATION; REGIONAL CLIMATE; TROPOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; UNIFIED MODEL; FUTURE CLIMATE PROJECTIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; CARBON; CLIMATE MODELS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EARTH (PLANET); RAIN; SEA ICE; TROPOSPHERE; VEGETATION;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CARBON CYCLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE FORCING; CLIMATE MODELING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; MONSOON; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SUMMER; TROPICAL METEOROLOGY; VEGETATION DYNAMICS; CLIMATOLOGY; LAND COVER;

ASIA;

EID: 84870623285     PISSN: 21904979     EISSN: 21904987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/esd-3-245-2012     Document Type: Article

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