Definitions for "VEMAP"
Acronym for the Vegetation/Ecosystem Modeling and Analysis Project, a research group formed to compare biogeography and biogeochemistry models in the context of global climate change. The project objectives are the comparison of model output for current conditions, intercomparison of the climate and CO2 sensitivity of three biogeochemistry models and three vegetation lifeform distribution models, and linking vegetation distribution and ecosystem physiology models to evaluate the joint response of these processes to altered conditions. VEMAP is a designated activity of the GCTE Core Project. See Group (in press) and the VEMAP Web site.