Modeling the biosphere-atmosphere system: The impact of the subgrid variability in rainfall interception

Journal of Climate

Volumn 13, Issue 16, 2000, Pages 2887-2899

  Wang, G ^a   Eltahir, E A B ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HYDROLOGY; RAIN; SOLAR RADIATION; VEGETATION;

BIOSPHERE; RAINFALL INTERCEPTION; SUBGRID VARIABILITY;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ATMOSPHERE-BIOSPHERE INTERACTION; CLIMATE MODELING; RAINFALL; SEASONALITY; SOIL MOISTURE;

EID: 0034253121     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2000)013<2887:MTBAST>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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