Effects of the land-surface heterogeneities in temperature and moisture from the "combined approach" on regional climate: A sensitivity study

Global and Planetary Change

Volumn 37, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 247-263

  Zeng, X M ^a   Zhao, M ^a   Su, B K ^a   Tang, J P ^a   Zheng, Y Q ^a   Zhang, Y J ^b   Chen, J ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Land surface heterogeneity; Regional climate; Sensitivity study; Temperature and moisture

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELING; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; HETEROGENEITY; LAND SURFACE; MOISTURE; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; REGIONAL CLIMATE; TEMPERATURE;

CHINA;

EID: 0038007856     PISSN: 09218181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0921-8181(02)00209-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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