Realistic initialization of land surface states: Impacts on subseasonal forecast skill

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1049-1063

  Koster, Randal D ^a   Suarez, Max J ^a   Liu, Ping ^a,b   Jambor, Urszula ^a,c   Berg, Aaron ^d   Kistler, Michael ^a,b   Reichle, Rolf ^a,c   Rodell, Matthew ^a   Famiglietti, Jay ^e  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b SAIC FREDERICK INC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; FORECASTING METHOD; LAND SURFACE; SOIL MOISTURE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 11044221414     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JHM-387.1     Document Type: Article

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