A regional climate study of Central America using the MM5 modeling system: Results and comparison to observations

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 26, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 2161-2179

  Hernandez, Jose L ^a   Srikishen, Jayanthi ^b   Erickson III, David J ^a   Oglesby, Robert ^b   Irwin, Daniel ^b  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Central America; Climate; Diagnostic analysis; Land use; Regional modeling

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LAND USE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; VEGETATION; WIND;

DIAGNOSTIC ANALYSIS; MESOSCALE MODELING SYSTEM; THERMAL INERTIA; VAPOR MIXING RATIO; WIND SPEED;

CLIMATOLOGY;

CLIMATE MODELING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REGIONAL CLIMATE; WIND VELOCITY;

CENTRAL AMERICA;

EID: 33845511350     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.1361     Document Type: Article

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