The sensitivity of topoclimatic models to fine-scale microclimatic variability and the relevance for ecological studies

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 114, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 281-289

  Ashcroft, Michael B ^a   Gollan, John R ^a,b  

^a AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELING; CLIMATE VARIATION; CLIMATOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; MICROCLIMATE; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSOR;

AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84884588852     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: 14344483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-013-0841-0     Document Type: Article

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