Role of vegetation in sustaining large-scale atmospheric circulations in the tropics

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 101, Issue D2, 1996, Pages 4255-4268

  Eltahir, Elfatih A B ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPERHE FLOW MODELLING; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; BOUNDARY LAYER ENTROPY; DEFORESTATION; MOISTURE CONVECTION; NET SURFACE RADIATION; TROPICS;

AFRICA, CONGO BASIN; BRAZIL, AMAZONAS; INDONESIA;

EID: 0029731082     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95JD03632     Document Type: Article

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