Simulation of potential impacts of man-made land use changes on U.S. summer climate under various synoptic regimes

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D6, 1999, Pages 6515-6528

  Pan, Zaitao ^a   Takle, Eugene ^a   Segal, Moti ^a   Arritt, Raymond ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; LAND USE; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033608667     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JD02310     Document Type: Article

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