Can climate-effective land management reduce regional warming?

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 2269-2288

  Hirsch, A L ^a   Wilhelm, M ^a   Davin, E L ^a   Thiery, W ^a,b   Seneviratne, S I ^a  

^a ETH Zurich   (Switzerland)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-SOIL INTERACTION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; CLOUD COVER; ENERGY BALANCE; GLOBAL CLIMATE; LAND MANAGEMENT; LATENT HEAT FLUX; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SHORTWAVE RADIATION; SURFACE ENERGY;

EURASIA; INDIA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 85014155832     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2016JD026125     Document Type: Article

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