Sensitivity of atmospheric response to modeled snow anomaly characteristics

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 109, Issue 6, 2004, Pages

  Gong, Gavin ^a   Entekhabi, Dara ^b   Cohen, Judah ^c   Robinson, David ^d  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^c ATMOSPHERIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate; Snow

Indexed keywords

ALBEDO; ARCTIC OSCILLATION; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SNOW COVER; SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

EURASIA; SIBERIA;

EID: 2642547399     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003jd004160     Document Type: Article

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