A sensitivity analysis of surface biophysical, carbon, and climate impacts of tropical deforestation rates in CCSM4-CNDV

Journal of Climate

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 805-821

  Kendra Gotangco Castillo, C ^a   Gurney, Kevin Robert ^a,b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biosphere atmosphere interaction; Climate models; Deforestation; Land surface model; Regional effects; Vegetation atmosphere interactions

Indexed keywords

AMAZON BASIN; BIOSPHERE-ATMOSPHERE INTERACTIONS; CENTRAL AFRICA; CLIMATE IMPACTS; CLIMATE VARIABLES; COMMUNITY CLIMATE SYSTEM MODEL; ECOSYSTEM CARBONS; GROUND TEMPERATURE; LAND SURFACE MODELS; REGIONAL EFFECTS; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; SOUTHEAST ASIA; TREE COVER; TROPICAL DEFORESTATION; TROPICAL TREE; VEGETATION-ATMOSPHERE INTERACTIONS;

BIOPHYSICS; CARBON; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEFORESTATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TROPICS; VEGETATION;

CLIMATE MODELS;

ALBEDO; BIOPHYSICS; CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATE FEEDBACK; CLIMATE MODELING; DEFORESTATION; LAND SURFACE; NITROGEN; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TROPICAL FOREST; VEGETATION;

CARBON; CLIMATES; DEFORESTATION; PLANTS; SEASONAL VARIATION; TROPICAL ATMOSPHERES;

AMAZON BASIN;

EID: 84874815344     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-11-00382.1     Document Type: Article

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