Comparing three land surface schemes used in general circulation models

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 180, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 373-394

  Polcher, J ^a   Laval, K ^a   Dumenil L ^b   Lean, J ^c   Rowntree, P R ^c  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

^c MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODELS; LAND-SURFACE PROCESSES;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CLIMATOLOGY; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; EVAPORATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; RUNOFF; SOILS;

HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; SOIL MOISTURE; SUBGRID SCALE VARIABILITY;

HYDROLOGY;

EID: 0030131261     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-1694(95)02886-2     Document Type: Article

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