The influence of land surface moisture retention on precipitation statistics

Journal of Climate

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2551-2567

  Koster, Randal D ^a   Suarez, Max J ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVAPORATION FEEDBACK; LAND SURFACE; MOISTURE RETENTION; PRECIPITATION; STATISTICS;

EID: 0030404924     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1996)009<2551:TIOLSM>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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