Reliability of NCEP/NCAR reanalysis data in the Himalayas/Tibetan Plateau

Journal of Geographical Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 421-430

  Xie, Aihong ^a   Ren, Jiawen ^a   Qin, Xiang ^a   Kang, Shichang ^a,b  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Himalayas Tibetan Plateau; Mt. Nyainqentanglha; Mt. Qomolangma; NCEP NCAR

Indexed keywords

EID: 36049041672     PISSN: 1009637X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11442-007-0421-2     Document Type: Article

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