The interplay between transpiration and Runoff formulations in land surface schemes used with atmospheric models

Journal of Climate

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1578-1591

  Koster, Randal D ^a   Milly, P C D ^b  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; MOISTURE; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RUNOFF; SOIL MECHANICS; WATER RESOURCES;

GENERAL CIRCULATION MODELS (GCM); LAND SURFACE MODELS; WATER BALANCE MODELS;

METEOROLOGY;

ATMOSPHERE; MODELING; RUNOFF; SOIL;

EVAPORATION; LAND SURFACE MODEL; RUNOFF; WATER BALANCE MODEL;

EID: 0031184666     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1997)010<1578:TIBTAR>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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