Description of the Biosphere-Atmosphere Transfer Scheme (BATS) for the soil moisture workshop and evaluation of its performance

Global and Planetary Change

Volumn 13, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 117-134

  Yang, Zong Liang ^a   Dickinson, Robert E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSPHERE/ATMOSPHERE TRANSFER SCHEME; CIRCULATION MODEL; SOIL MOISTURE;

EID: 0030157427     PISSN: 09218181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0921-8181(95)00041-0     Document Type: Article

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