Observations of synoptic-scale land surface variability and its coupling with the atmosphere

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 131, Issue 607, 2005, Pages 913-937

  Taylor, Christopher M ^a,b   Parker, Douglas J ^c   Lloyd, Colin R ^a   Thorncroft, Chris D ^c  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Easterly wave; Heat low; Meteosat; Rainfall; Sahel; Soil moisture

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT FLUX; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RAIN; SOILS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WEATHER SATELLITES;

EASTERLY WAVE; LAND SURFACE PROPERTIES; SOIL MOISTURE; SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS; SURFACE MODELS;

CLIMATOLOGY;

BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; ENERGY BALANCE; HEAT FLOW; RAINFALL; SOIL MOISTURE;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SAHEL [SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 27644472649     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/qj.04.119     Document Type: Article

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