Using atmospheric budgets as a constraint on surface fluxes

Journal of Climate

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2796-2809

  Trenberth, Kevin E ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR/SEA INTERACTION; MASS BUDGET; SURFACE FLUX;

EID: 0031409949     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1997)010<2796:UABAAC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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