Land surface energy and moisture fluxes: Comparing three models

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 288-307

  Schulz, J P ^a   Dumenil L ^a   Polcher, J ^b   Schlosser, C A ^c   Xue, Y ^d  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

^b LABORATOIRE DE MÉTÉOROLOGIE DYNAMIQUE   (France)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d Ctr Ocean Land Atmosphere Studs   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY FLUX; GCM; LAND SURFACE; LATENT HEAT FLUX; MOISTURE FLUX;

EID: 0031806374     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(1998)037<0288:LSEAMF>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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