Incorporating water table dynamics in climate modeling: 3. Simulated groundwater influence on coupled land-atmosphere variability

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 113, Issue 7, 2008, Pages

  Anyah, Richard O ^a   Weaver, Christopher P ^a,b   Miguez Macho, Gonzalo ^c   Fan, Ying ^d   Robock, Alan ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^d Rutgers University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; CLIMATOLOGY; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HYDROLOGY; MOISTURE; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

BOUNDARY LAYER; CLIMATE MODELING; CONVERGENCE; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL WATER; WATER TABLE;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 45749149552     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD009087     Document Type: Article

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