Reproducibility of seasonal land surface climate

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 114-136

  Phillips, Thomas J ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELING; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; LAND SURFACE;

EID: 33645538996     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JHM453.1     Document Type: Article

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