Long-term evaluation of the hydro-thermodynamic soil-vegetation scheme's frozen ground/permafrost component using observations at Barrow, Alaska

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Mölders, Nicole ^a   Romanovsky, Vladimir E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PERMAFROST; SOILS; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; VEGETATION; WEATHER FORECASTING;

FROZEN GROUND; PERMAFROST;

EID: 33645531102     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JD005957     Document Type: Article

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