A simple framework for examining the interannual variability of land surface moisture fluxes

Journal of Climate

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1911-1917

  Koster, Randal D ^a   Suarez, Max J ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ERROR ANALYSIS; EVAPORATION; HYDROLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RUNOFF;

BUDYKO EQUATION;

CLIMATOLOGY;

HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RUNOFF;

EID: 0032758796     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1999)012<1911:ASFFET>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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