A stochastic weather generation model for Alaska

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 211-232

  Skiles, J W ^a   Richardson, C W ^b  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Ecosystem simulation; Weather generator

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELING; ECOSYSTEM MODELING;

UNITED STATES, ALASKA;

EID: 0032558140     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(98)00061-1     Document Type: Article

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