Moisture and temperature balances at the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Southern Great Plains Site in forecasts with the Community Atmosphere Model (CAM2)

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 110, Issue 15, 2005, Pages 1-17

  Williamson, D L ^a   Boyle, J ^b   Cederwall, R ^b   Fiorino, M ^b   Hnilo, J ^b   Olson, J ^a   Phillips, T ^b   Potter, G ^b   Xie, S C ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; RADIATION BALANCE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

GREAT PLAINS; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 25844456351     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JD005109     Document Type: Article

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