Effects of land-surface heterogeneity upon surface fluxes and turbulent conditions

Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 78, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 157-181

  Shao, Y ^a   Sogalla, M ^c   Kerschgens, M ^c   Brucher W ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Landesumweltamt NRW   (Germany)

^c NONE

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EID: 0035542362     PISSN: 01777971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s703-001-8171-3     Document Type: Article

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