The effects of remotely sensed plant functional type and leaf area index on simulations of boreal forest surface fluxes by the NCAR land surface model

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 431-446

  Oleson, Keith W ^a   Bonan, Gordon B ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 0034349869     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1525-7541(2000)001<0431:TEORSP>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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