A global assessment of the mosaic approach to modeling land surface heterogeneity

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue 14, 2002, Pages ACL-9-1-ACL-9-18

  Molod, Andrea ^a,c   Salmun, Haydee ^b,d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^d CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

General circulation model; Hydrology; Land surface heterogeneity; Mosaic

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; BUDGET CONTROL; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; HYDROLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OBSERVATORIES; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; VEGETATION;

ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; LAND SURFACE;

EID: 0043100062     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JD000588     Document Type: Article

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