Evaluation of land-surface interaction in ECMWF and NCEP/NCAR reanalysis models over grassland (FIFE) and boreal forest (BOREAS)

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 103, Issue D18, 1998, Pages 23079-23085

  Betts, Alan K ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PICEA MARIANA;

BOREAL FOREST; BOUNDARY LAYER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; GRASSLAND; MODELING;

EID: 0032572998     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JD02023     Document Type: Article

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