Simulation and sensitivity in a nested modeling system for South America. Part I: Reanalyses boundary forcing

Journal of Climate

Volumn 16, Issue 15, 2003, Pages 2437-2453

  Seth, Anji ^a   Rojas, Maisa ^a  

^a Earth Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; RAIN; SOILS;

SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES (SST);

CLIMATOLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; CLIMATE MODELING; RAINFALL; SOIL MOISTURE; VEGETATION;

SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 0141459870     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2003)016<2437:SASIAN>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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