A modeling study of the ENSO influence on the terrestrial energy profile in North America

Journal of Climate

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1657-1670

  Chen, Ji ^a   Kumar, Praveen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; ENTHALPY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SOILS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

SOIL WATER STORAGE; TERRESTRIAL ENTHALPY;

CLIMATOLOGY;

CLIMATE EFFECT; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; ENERGY FLUX; LAND SURFACE; SOIL TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 2342464904     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2004)017<1657:AMSOTE>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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