Impact of small-scale rainfall variability on larger-scale spatial organization of land - Atmosphere fluxes

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 105-121

  Nykanen, Deborah K ^a,b   Foufoula Georgiou, Efi ^b   Lapenta, William M ^c  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c Global Hydrology and Climate Center   (United States)

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EID: 0035532409     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1525-7541(2001)002<0105:IOSSRV>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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