Simulated impacts of afforestation in East China monsoon region as modulated by ocean variability

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 41, Issue 9-10, 2013, Pages 2439-2450

  Ma, Di ^a,b,c   Notaro, Michael ^b   Liu, Zhengyu ^d   Chen, Guangshan ^b   Liu, Yongqiang ^e  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^d PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Afforestation; CCSM3.5; CLM DGVM; East China monsoon region; Ocean variability; WES feedback

Indexed keywords

AFFORESTATION; AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE FEEDBACK; CLIMATE MODELING; COOLING; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; MONSOON; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

CHINA;

EID: 84886728564     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-012-1592-9     Document Type: Article

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