An estimate of equilibrium sensitivity of global terrestrial carbon cycle using NCAR CCSM4

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 40, Issue 7-8, 2013, Pages 1671-1686

  Bala, G ^a   Krishna, Sujith ^a   Devaraju, Narayanappa ^a   Cao, Long ^b   Caldeira, Ken ^c   Nemani, Ramakrishna ^d  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon cycle feedback; Climate change; Terrestrial carbon cycle

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BIOSPHERE; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; RADIATIVE FORCING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM; WARMING;

EID: 84875732013     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-012-1495-9     Document Type: Article

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