Impact of initial soil wetness on seasonal atmospheric prediction

Journal of Climate

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 3167-3180

  Fennessy, Michael J ^a   Shukla, J ^a  

^a Ctr Ocean Land Atmosphere Studs   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATE PREDICTION; LONG RANGE FORECAST; SOIL MOISTURE;

EID: 0033226480     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1999)012<3167:IOISWO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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