Title :
Simulating Future Changes in Arctic and Subarctic Vegetation
Author :
Epstein, Howard E. ; Yu, Qin ; Kaplan, Jed O. ; Lischke, Heike
Author_Institution :
Virginia Univ., Charlottesville, VA
Abstract :
The arctic is a sensitive system undergoing dramatic changes related to recent warming trends. Vegetation dynamics - increases in the quantity of green vegetation and a northward migration of trees into the arctic tundra - are a component of this change. Although field studies over long time periods can be logistically problematic, simulation modeling provides a means for projecting changes in arctic and subarctic vegetation caused by environmental variations.
Keywords :
digital simulation; vegetation mapping; arctic tundra; environmental variations; future change simulation; green vegetation; simulation modeling; subarctic vegetation; trees northward migration; vegetation dynamics; Arctic; Atmospheric modeling; Biomass; Computational modeling; Ecosystems; Productivity; Satellites; Sea ice; Soil; Vegetation mapping; Arctic; biogeography; boreal forest; climate change; forest migration; shrub encroachment; subarctic; tundra; vegetation dynamics models;
Journal_Title :
Computing in Science & Engineering
DOI :
10.1109/MCSE.2007.84
