• Journal of Geographical Sciences
  • Vol. 30, Issue 5, 743 (2020)
Zhipeng TANG1、2, Ziao MEI1、2, Weidong LIU1、2, and Yan XIA3、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Regional Sustainable Development Modeling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS, Beijing 100101, China
  • 2College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 3Institutes of Science and Development, CAS, Beijing 100190, China
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    DOI: 10.1007/s11442-020-1753-4 Cite this Article
    Zhipeng TANG, Ziao MEI, Weidong LIU, Yan XIA. Identification of the key factors affecting Chinese carbon intensity and their historical trends using random forest algorithm[J]. Journal of Geographical Sciences, 2020, 30(5): 743 Copy Citation Text show less
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    Zhipeng TANG, Ziao MEI, Weidong LIU, Yan XIA. Identification of the key factors affecting Chinese carbon intensity and their historical trends using random forest algorithm[J]. Journal of Geographical Sciences, 2020, 30(5): 743
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