Observed and model-simulated diurnal cycles of precipitation over the contiguous United States

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D6, 1999, Pages 6377-6402

  Dai, Aiguo ^a   Giorgi, Filippo ^a,b   Trenberth, Kevin E ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELING; DIURNAL VARIATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY);

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033608655     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JD02720     Document Type: Article

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