Observed effects of horizontal radiative surface temperature variations on the atmosphere over a midwest watershed during CASES 97

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 110, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1-21

  Grossman, Robert L ^a   Yates, David ^b   LeMone, Margaret A ^b   Wesely, M L ^c   Song, Jie ^c  

^a Colorado Research Associates ^*  (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SOLAR RADIATION; SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

MIDWEST; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

JUGLANS; RIPARIA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 20044388178     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JD004542     Document Type: Article

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