GCM characteristics explain the majority of uncertainty in projected 21st century terrestrial ecosystem carbon balance

Biogeosciences

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1517-1528

  Ahlstrom A ^a   Smith, B ^a   Lindstrom J ^b   Rummukainen, M ^b   Uvo, C B ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; CARBON BALANCE; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ECOSYSTEM MODELING; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GLOBAL CLIMATE; GLOBAL WARMING; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84893538242     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-10-1517-2013     Document Type: Article

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