A climate version of the regional atmospheric modeling system

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 66, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 29-47

  Liston, Glen E ^a   Pielke Sr , Roger A ^a  

^a Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELING; CLIMATE PREDICTION; REGIONAL CLIMATE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033912307     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007040070031     Document Type: Article

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