Multicriteria evaluation of discharge simulation in Dynamic Global Vegetation Models

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 120, Issue 15, 2015, Pages 7488-7505

  Yang, Hui ^a   Piao, Shilong ^a,b   Zeng, Zhenzhong ^a   Ciais, Philippe ^a,c   Yin, Yi ^c   Friedlingstein, Pierre ^d   Sitch, Stephen ^d   Ahlström, Anders ^e,f   Guimberteau, Matthieu ^c   Huntingford, Chris ^g   Levis, Sam ^h,i   Levy, Peter E ^g   Huang, Mengtian ^a   Li, Yue ^a   Li, Xiran ^a   Lomas, Mark R ^j   Peylin, Philippe ^c   Poulter, Ben ^k   Viovy, Nicolas ^c   Zaehle, Soenke ^l   Zeng, Ning ^m   Zhao, Fang ^m   Wang, Lei ^b   more..

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^e STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^g CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^h NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

ⁱ Climate Corporation   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^k MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^l MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOGEOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^m Bldg 142   (United States)

more..

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; LAND USE CHANGE; PEAK DISCHARGE; RIVER BASIN; RIVER DISCHARGE; RUNOFF; SIMULATION;

CANADA; CONGO BASIN; LENA BASIN; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; YENISEI BASIN; YUKON TERRITORY;

EID: 84940462696     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2015JD023129     Document Type: Article

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