Influence of a complex land surface scheme on Arctic climate simulations

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 111, Issue 22, 2006, Pages

  Saha, S K ^a   Rinke, A ^a   Dethloff, K ^a   Kuhry, Peter ^b  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATOLOGY; SNOW; SOILS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CLIMATE MODELING; CLIMATE VARIATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LAND SURFACE; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SOIL TEMPERATURE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ARCTIC; EURASIA; SIBERIA;

EID: 34548580222     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD007188     Document Type: Article

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