Multiple equilibria on planet dune: Climate-vegetation dynamics on a sandy planet

Tellus, Series B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Aleina, Fabio Cresto ^a,b   Baudena, Mara ^c,d   D'Andrea, Fabio ^e   Provenzale, Antonello ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b INTERNATIONAL MAX PLANCK RESEARCH SCHOOL ON EARTH SYSTEM MODELLING   (Germany)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d CNR   (Italy)

^e ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

Author keywords

Climate vegetation interactions; Evapotranspiration; Multiple stable states; Water cycle; Zero dimensional models

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE; DUNE; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; SOIL WATER; VEGETATION COVER; NUMERICAL MODEL; PLANET; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE;

EID: 84907422054     PISSN: 02806509     EISSN: 16000889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/tellusb.v65i0.17662     Document Type: Article

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