Evaluation of biospheric components in earth system models using modern and palaeo-observations: The state-of-the-art

Biogeosciences

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 8305-8328

  Foley, A M ^a   Dalmonech, D ^b   Friend, A D ^a   Aires, F ^c   Archibald, A T ^a   Bartlein, P ^d   Bopp, L ^e   Chappellaz, J ^f   Cox, P ^g   Edwards, N R ^h   Feulner, G ⁱ   Friedlingstein, P ^g   Harrison, S P ^j   Hopcroft, P O ^k   Jones, C D ^l   Kolassa, J ^c   Levine, J G ^m,o   Prentice, I C ⁿ   Pyle, J ^a   Vazquez Riveiros N ^a   Wolff, E W ^a,m   Zaehle, S ^b   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOGEOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^c Estellus ^*  (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^e LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^f CNRS   (France)

^g UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^h OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH   (Germany)

^j MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^k UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^l UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^m MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

ⁿ BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^o UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

more..

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSPHERE; CARBON CYCLE; EARTH SCIENCE; EMISSION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84890944498     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-10-8305-2013     Document Type: Article

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