Plant functional type classification for earth system models: results from the European Space Agency's Land Cover Climate Change Initiative

Global land cover is a key variable in the earth system with feedbacks on climate, biodiversity and natural resources. However, global land cover data sets presently fall short of user needs in providing detailed spatial and thematic information that is consistently mapped over time and easily trans...

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Main Authors: B. Poulter, N. MacBean, A. Hartley, I. Khlystova, O. Arino, R. Betts, S. Bontemps, M. Boettcher, C. Brockmann, P. Defourny, S. Hagemann, M. Herold, G. Kirches, C. Lamarche, D. Lederer, C. Ottlé, M. Peters, P. Peylin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2015-07-01
Series:Geoscientific Model Development
Online Access:http://www.geosci-model-dev.net/8/2315/2015/gmd-8-2315-2015.pdf