Studies of North American continental-scale hydrology using Eta model forecast products

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 101, Issue D3, 1996, Pages 7305-7319

  Berbery, Ernesto H ^a   Rasmusson, Eugene M ^a   Mitchell, Kenneth E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETA MODEL; EVAPORATION; FORECAST MODEL; HYDROLOGICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION;

USA;

EID: 0030451144     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95JD02373     Document Type: Article

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