Influence of tree species on continental differences in boreal fires and climate feedbacks

Nature Geoscience

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 228-234

  Rogers, Brendan M ^a,c   Soja, Amber J ^b   Goulden, Michael L ^a   Randerson, James T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c WOODS HOLE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBEDO; BOREAL FOREST; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; FOREST INVENTORY; GLOBAL CHANGE; WILDFIRE;

EURASIA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 84923865781     PISSN: 17520894     EISSN: 17520908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ngeo2352     Document Type: Article

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