The convective boundary layer over pasture and forest in Amazonia

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 78, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 47-59

  Fisch, Gilberto ^a   Tota, J ^b   Machado, L A T ^a   Silva Dias, M A F ^c   da F Lyra, R F ^d   Nobre, C A ^b   Dolman, A J ^e   Gash, J H C ^f  

^a INSTITUTO DE AERONÁUTICA E ESPAÇO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ALAGOAS   (Brazil)

^e VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^f CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYER; DEFORESTATION; GRASSLAND; TROPICAL FOREST;

AMAZONIA; BRAZIL; RONDONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 3042826413     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-004-0043-x     Document Type: Article

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