The hydrologic and thermodynamic characteristics of the NCAR CCM3

Journal of Climate

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1179-1206

  Hack, James J ^a   Kiehl, Jeffrey T ^a   Hurrell, James W ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY CLIMATE MODEL; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; THERMODYNAMIC STRUCTURE;

EID: 0031661950     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1998)011<1179:THATCO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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