The mass elevation effect of the Tibetan Plateau and its implications for Alpine treelines

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1833-1846

  Yao, Yonghui ^a   Zhang, Baiping ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

Author keywords

10 C isotherm in the warmest month; Air temperature; Mass elevation effect; Tibetan Plateau; Treeline; Warmth index

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; FORESTRY; ISOTHERMS; RADIOMETERS;

AIR TEMPERATURE; MASS ELEVATION EFFECT; TIBETAN PLATEAU; TREELINE; WARMTH INDEX;

LAND SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84939471112     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.4123     Document Type: Article

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