The MAGS water and energy budget study

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 96-115

  Szeto, Kit K ^a   Tran, H ^a   MacKay, M D ^a   Crawford, R ^a   Stewart, R E ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA ASSIMILATION; DATA SET; ENERGY BUDGET; ESTIMATION METHOD; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; REGIONAL CLIMATE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER BUDGET; WEATHER FORECASTING;

CANADA; MACKENZIE RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES;

EID: 40349091399     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JHM810.1     Document Type: Article

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