Modeling soil moisture and surface flux variability with an untuned land surface scheme: A case study from the southern great plains 1997 hydrology experiment

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 154-169

  Mohr, Karen I ^a   Famiglietti, James S ^a   Boone, Aaron ^b   Starks, Patrick J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

^c USDA ARS GRAZINGLANDS RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 0034164231     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1525-7541(2000)001<0154:MSMASF>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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