Robust identification of local biogeophysical effects of land-cover change in a global climate model

Journal of Climate

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 1159-1176

  Winckler, J ^a   Reick, C H ^a   Pongratz, J ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atmosphere land interaction; Biosphere atmosphere interaction; Deforestation; Land surface; Land use

Indexed keywords

BIOSPHERICS; CLIMATE MODELS; DEFORESTATION; LAND USE; OCEANOGRAPHY; SURFACE MEASUREMENT; SURFACE WATERS;

ATMOSPHERE-LAND INTERACTIONS; BIOSPHERE-ATMOSPHERE INTERACTIONS; GLOBAL CLIMATE MODEL; LAND SURFACE; LAND SURFACE PROPERTIES; LAND-SURFACE PROCESS; ROBUST IDENTIFICATION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE (SST);

CLIMATE CHANGE;

AIR-SOIL INTERACTION; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATE MODELING; DEFORESTATION; GLOBAL CLIMATE; LAND COVER; LAND SURFACE; LAND USE CHANGE;

EID: 85010904560     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-16-0067.1     Document Type: Article

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