A feedback mechanism between soil-moisture distribution and storm tracks

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 129, Issue 592 PART A, 2003, Pages 2279-2297

  Pal, Jeremy S ^a   Eltahir, Elfatih A B ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydro climatology; Precipitation; Water resources

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MOISTURE; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); SOILS;

SOIL MOISTURE;

STORMS;

BOUNDARY LAYER; ENERGY BUDGET; FEEDBACK MECHANISM; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SOIL MOISTURE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STORM TRACK;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0042126904     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/qj.01.201     Document Type: Article

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