Land surface processes and the potential for convective precipitation

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 25, 1997, Pages 30085-30090

  De Ridder, Koen ^a,b  

^a Inst d'Astron Geophysique G L   (Belgium)

^b FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYER; CONVECTIVE PRECIPITATION; LAND SURFACE; RAINFALL PROCESSES;

EID: 0031400490     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jd02624     Document Type: Article

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