Global sensitivity analysis of the climate-vegetation system to astronomical forcing: An emulator-based approach

Earth System Dynamics

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 205-224

  Bounceur, N ^a   Crucifix, M ^a   Wilkinson, R D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELS; EARTH (PLANET); ESTIMATION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VEGETATION;

ANNUAL MEAN TEMPERATURES; COMPUTATIONAL ASPECTS; GAUSSIAN PROCESS EMULATORS; GLOBAL SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; INTERMEDIATE COMPLEXITY; MULTIPLE STEADY STATE; RAPID CLIMATE CHANGE; VEGETATION FEEDBACKS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ASTRONOMY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; CLIMATE VARIATION; LAND SURFACE; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE;

ARCTIC; CANADA; SAHEL [SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA];

EID: 84929456100     PISSN: 21904979     EISSN: 21904987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/esd-6-205-2015     Document Type: Article

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