Diagnosing warm season precipitation over the GCIP region from a GCM and reanalysis

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D4, 2001, Pages 3357-3369

  Oglesby, Robert J ^a,b   Marshall, Susan ^c   Roads, John O ^d   Robertson, Franklin R ^a  

^a NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SOIL MOISTURE;

MISSISSIPPI RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035086402     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900538     Document Type: Article

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