On the Arctic near-surface permafrost and climate sensitivities to soil and snow model formulations in climate models

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 44, Issue 1-2, 2015, Pages 203-228

  Paquin, J P ^a   Sushama, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Active layer thickness; Land surface model; Permafrost; Regional climate model; Soil carbon

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939875364     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-014-2185-6     Document Type: Article

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