The influence of the inclusion of soil freezing on simulations by a soil-vegetation-atmosphere transfer scheme

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1544-1569

  Boone, A ^a,c   Masson, V ^a   Meyers, T ^b   Noilhan, J ^a  

^a MÉTÉO FRANCE   (France)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-BIOSPHERE INTERACTION; FREEZE-THAW CYCLE; HEAT FLUX; MICROMETEOROLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; SOIL WATER; SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033729488     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(2000)039<1544:TIOTIO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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