An observational case study of mesoscale atmospheric circulations induced by soil moisture

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 34, Issue 15, 2007, Pages

  Taylor, Christopher M ^a   Parker, Douglas J ^b   Harris, Phil P ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUMERICAL METHODS; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SOIL MOISTURE; STATISTICAL METHODS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WIND;

ATMOSPHERIC WIND PATTERNS; LAND SURFACE PROPERTIES; MESOSCALE ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; BOUNDARY LAYER; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; NUMERICAL METHOD; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SOIL MOISTURE; THEORETICAL STUDY; WIND FORCING;

AFRICA; SAHEL [SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 34948848633     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007GL030572     Document Type: Article

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