Avaluation of snow extent and its variability in the Atmospheric Model Intercomparison Project

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 103, Issue D8, 1998, Pages 8859-8871

  Frei, Allan ^a,b   Robinson, David A ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIP; GCM; SNOW;

EID: 0032571695     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JD00109     Document Type: Article

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