Future Climate Change Scenarios for Big Bend National Park, Texas

Authors

  • Jonathan Herbert Jacksonville State University

Keywords:

Big Bend National Park, Climate change, Downscaling

Abstract

Big Bend National Park, Texas, is one of the largest but least visited

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2006-10-01

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