Active-layer thickness across Alaska: Comparing observation-based estimates with CMIP5 earth system model predictions

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 894-902

  Mishra, Umakant ^a   Riley, William J ^b  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTH (PLANET); ERRORS; FEEDBACK; FORECASTING; PERMAFROST; SOIL TESTING; SOILS;

AVERAGE PREDICTION ERROR; COEFFICIENT OF VARIABILITY; COUPLED MODEL INTERCOMPARISON PROJECT; ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES; GEOGRAPHICALLY WEIGHTED REGRESSION; PROCESS REPRESENTATION; SPATIAL HETEROGENEITY; SURFACE AIR TEMPERATURES;

CLIMATE MODELS;

ACTIVE LAYER; AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE FEEDBACK; CLIMATE MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; LAND COVER; PERMAFROST; PREDICTION; SLOPE DYNAMICS; SOIL PROFILE; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION;

ALASKA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84902669891     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: 14350661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2013.11.0484     Document Type: Article

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