Response of seasonal simulations of a regional climate model to high-frequency variability of soil moisture during the summers of 1988 and 1993

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 738-757

  Yang, Song ^a   Yoo, S H ^b   Yang, R ^a   Mitchell, K E ^a   van den Dool, H ^a   Higgins, R W ^a  

^a CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIURNAL VARIATION; LAND SURFACE; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINFALL; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SIMULATION; SOIL MOISTURE; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; WATER VAPOR;

GULF COAST [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34848820588     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JHM616.1     Document Type: Article

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