The effect of soil and vegetation parameters in the ECMWF land surface scheme

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1131-1146

  Richter, Harald ^a   Western, A W ^b   Chiew, F H S ^b  

^a BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELING; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HEAT FLUX; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; MOISTURE FLUX; SOIL MOISTURE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; MURRUMBIDGEE RIVER; NEW SOUTH WALES; WORLD;

EID: 10244232125     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JHM-362.1     Document Type: Article

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