A comparison of CCM2-BATS skin temperature and surface-air temperature with satellite and surface observations

Journal of Climate

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1505-1524

  Jin, Menglin ^a   Dickinson, R E ^a   Vogelmann, A M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; STATISTICAL METHODS;

BIOSPHERE ATMOSPHERE TRANSFER SCHEME (BATS); SKIN TEMPERATURE;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

SURFACE AIR TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0031177726     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1997)010<1505:ACOCBS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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