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BIOME 6000
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definition: "Climate-vegetation interactions: a 6000 yr BP experiment" is a current focus of GAIM. The experiment aims to quantify the importance of biogeophysical feedbacks in the climate system by comparing the performance of coupled and uncoupled climate-biosphere models, driven by the Earth's orbitally-induced change in seasonal insolation from 6000 yr BP to present. The existing, extensive coverage of palaeodata describing the state of the terrestrial biosphere at 6000 yr BP should provide a decisive standard against which to evaluate the model results. Summary Provided By: http://gaim.unh.edu/Structure/Key_Issues/Biome6000/1994workshop.html
type: Concept