Numerical simulation of the large-scale North American monsoon water sources

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 16, 2003, Pages

  Bosilovich, Michael G ^a   Sud, Yogesh C ^a   Schubert, Siegfried D ^a   Walker, Gregory K ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Great Plains; Mexico; Monsoon simulation; North American monsoon; Precipitation recycling; Regional water cycle

Indexed keywords

GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; MONSOON; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REGIONAL CLIMATE;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 1342311215     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd003095     Document Type: Article

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