Arctic precipitation and evaporation: Model results and observational estimates

Journal of Climate

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 72-87

  Walsh, John E ^a   Kattsov, Vladimir ^b   Portis, Diane ^a   Meleshko, Valentin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b VOEIKOV MAIN GEOPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIP; EVAPORATION; PRECIPITATION;

ARCTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0031801279     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1998)011<0072:APAEMR>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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