Explaining the seasonal cycle of the globally averaged CO2 with a carbon-cycle model

Earth System Dynamics

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 345-354

  Alexandrov, G A ^a  

^a OBUKHOV INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

A-CARBON; CYCLE MODEL; SEASONAL CYCLE;

ATMOSPHERE-BIOSPHERE INTERACTION; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM;

EID: 84908206356     PISSN: 21904979     EISSN: 21904987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/esd-5-345-2014     Document Type: Article

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