An improved method for estimating surface humidity from daily minimum temperature

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Volumn 85, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 87-98

  Kimball, J S ^a   Running, S W ^a   Nemani, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; DEW POINT; HUMIDITY; MINIMUM TEMPERATURE;

USA, ALASKA;

EID: 0030812880     PISSN: 01681923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1923(96)02366-0     Document Type: Article

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